When was the Russian Revolution and who was it led by?
The Russian Revolution in 1917 was led by Lenin.
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When was the Russian Civil War, and what did it show?
The Russian Civil War was from 1917-22 and showed an example of conflict and tension between Russia and the USA.
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When does Lenin die?
Lenin dies in 1925.
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When was the Comintern founded and what was it?
The Comintern was founded in 1919 and it aimed to join the Eastern Europe countries to maximise the spread of communism.
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When and what was the Great Purge?
The Great Purge was from 1936-38 and marks a period of extreme persecution and oppression in the Soviet Union. It shows the harsh brutality of Stalin.
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When and who signed the Nazi Soviet Pact?
The Nazi Soviet Pact was signed by Stalin and Hitler in 1939 to invade Poland.
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When did Hitler invade the USSR, at the same time when was the Grand Alliance formed?
Hitler invaded USSR in 1941 and resulted in the Grand Alliance made up of Stalin, Roosevelt and Chruchill.
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What years did the Soviets liberate Eastern Europe? And give a summary.
The years 1944-45 were when the Soviets liberated Eastern Europe. 1944: Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. 1944-45: Hungary and Czechoslovakia. 1944-45: Military aid to Yugoslavia.
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Give a summary of what happened in Eastern Europe.
USSR dominated Eastern Europe and by 1945 got world power. The Red Army's defeat of Nazis puts Stalin in strong position for post-war negotiations.
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When did the West begin to fight in the Russian Civil War?
The West began to fight against the Communists in the Russian Civil War from 1919-22.
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When was the Munich Agreement signed and who did it exclude?
The Munich Agreement was signed in 1938 and excluded Stalin and Czech leader Benes.
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When did Britain and France declare WWII on Germany?
Britain and France declared WWII on Germany in 1939.
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WHen does USA enter the war against Germany? And who dies it become allies with?
The USA enters WWII in 1941 and becomes allies with the USSR.
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What year does Britain and USA liberate Italy? And what happens to Stalin?
Britain and USA liberate Italy excluding Stalin from negotiations. This allowed Stalin to exclude them from Eastern Europe.
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What years did the Allies liberate Western Europe? Give a table.
The years 1944-45 were when much of Western Europe was liberated by Britain and the US and their allies. 1943: Italy and Greece. 1944-45: France and Western Europe.
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When was the atomic bomb dropped on Japan by USA?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Japan in 1945 by USA.
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Give a summary of Western Europe by 1945.
Western Europe was heavily impacted by war and was dependent on USA. USA + USSR competed for power.
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When was the Tehran Conference?
The Tehran Conference was in 1943 and was discussed by Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt.
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What agreements were made at the Tehran Conference?
All had one aim: the destruction of Germany and Japan. Britain and US had agreed to Soviets taking Eastern lands of Poland but wanted it to be run by democratic elections. Basic agreements on forming UN.
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What year and month was the Yalta Conference?
The Yalta Conference was on February 1945.
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What did the Yalta Conference consist of? (1)
It established UN and the division of Germany into four occupying zones for each power. The Declaration of Liberated Europe was made which stated that free elections were to be held in the states of Eastern Europe.
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What did the Yalta Conference consist of? (2)
Stalin would go to war with Japan 3 moths after Germany's defeat. And an agreement on government's national unity where non-communists were allowed to join the Lublin gov. in Poland was made.
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When was the Potsdam Conference?
The Potsdam conference was in July 1945.
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What did the Potsdam Conference consist of?
Germany was to be run by a control council made up of the four military commanders of the zones. Disagreements about the amount of reparations Russia wanted to take. (Too big). Truman did not tell Stalin about the atomic bomb.
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Front
When was the Russian Civil War, and what did it show?
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The Russian Civil War was from 1917-22 and showed an example of conflict and tension between Russia and the USA.
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