US-USSR Relations, 1917-41 Flashcards

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What event brought Vladimir Lenin into power?

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Russian Revolution of 1917

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What was Lenin committed to?

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Creating the first communist society, criticing capitalism and encouraging revolution in all economically developed nations

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How did Lenin’s call to replace capitalism with communism worry US leaders?

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Led to the First Red Scare during 1919 and 1920, where the US government feared radicals were plotting its violent overthrow

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How did the US government respond to Lenin’s communist government?

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They refused to recognise it and there was no trade between the USA and Russia between 1918 and 1924. Trade resumed in 1924, but suspicion continued on both sides

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