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Stalin and international relations: co-operation with Germany; entry into the League of Nations; pacts with France and Czechoslovakia; intervention in the Spanish Civil War; reaction to Western appeasement and Japanese aggression; the Nazi-Soviet Pact and its outcome.
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Stalin and international relations: co-operation with Germany; entry into the League of Nations; pacts with France and Czechoslovakia; intervention in the Spanish Civil War; reaction to Western appeasement and Japanese aggression; the Nazi-Soviet Pact and its outcome
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Quick student answer
What was the primary aim of Stalin's foreign policy in the late 1920s and 1930s?
Direct answer
Stalin's primary aim was to secure the USSR's borders and enhance its security, particularly in the face of rising tensions in Europe.
Key terms
- Collectivization: The policy of consolidating individual landholdings and labor into collective farms in the USSR, initiated by Stalin in the late 1920s.
- Great Purge: A campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938, characterized by widespread arrests, executions, and the persecution of perceived enemies of the state.
Common trap
Misunderstanding the Nazi-Soviet Pact: The pact was primarily a non-aggression agreement that allowed both powers to pursue their interests without conflict, not a formal alliance.
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