HIST 3692 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Axis Powers, Sergey Kirov, Bourgeoisie
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Lecture 3: read in the course kit. doc 19. pg 205-263. 1934 soviets sought membership in the league of nations and the league accepted their request. Wilson promised new policies that would overcome the depression. Wilsons main focus was on dealing with the great depression. Americans did an open door policy with every nation to overcome the economic collapse and to be able to trade with everyone. By the 1930s americans were able to look past isolationism. Isolationist wanted americans to avoid military alliances but were still willing to trade with other countries. Internationalist wanted to continue collective political and even military action with other friendly nations. Hitlers policy lebensraum was focused on expanding into eastern europe and soviet territory. Nazi troops were trained in the soviet union. Other nations at the time distrusted soviets as much as they distrusted nazi germany. Hitler ignored the treaty of versailles"s were germany was not allowed to remilitarized which led to.