Soviet preparations for war
About Russia's preparations for war, from pages 96 - 99 in the red course textbook
- Created by: Rachel.S
- Created on: 01-02-15 16:01
View mindmap
- Soviet preparations for war
- Fear of war
- Hitler made treaty with Italy & Japan
- Recognising Communism as a common enemy
- Hitler made treaty with Italy & Japan
- Rearmament
- Strict discipline
- Clear division between officers and men
- 1937 & 38 the Red army was heavily purged
- To ensure loyalty
- A great deal of experience was lost
- Recruit spies
- At all levels of government
- In the UK, USA, France & Germany
- Much of the information gained was never used
- Stalin did not trust the intelligence service
- Much of Russia's intelligence resources were focused on Trotsky
- At all levels of government
- Economic preparations
- Rearmament was meant to be in the 3rd five year plan
- The purges led to chaos & so it was not a success
- There was little detail on the plans
- No budget agreed for military spending
- In 1939 -> 6 new aircraft factories
- 1st five year plan
- 366 million roubles
- 2nd five year plan
- 2080 million roubles
- 3rd five year plan
- 4200 million roubles
- Rearmament was meant to be in the 3rd five year plan
- Nazi- Soviet Pact
- surprising
- Mein Kampf, negative about Soviet
- 24 August 1939
- Agreed to respect territories
- Increase trade
- (secretly) divided Eastern Europe between them
- Why?
- The UK & France would not negotiate
- Following Lenin
- The early Bolsheviks party was funded by Germany
- To gain land
- surprising
- Fear of war
Comments
No comments have yet been made