HIST 236 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: World War I
19 Oct 2018
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The Patriotic War is the Russian name for WWII
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WWI further undermined the international economic order
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World markets were weakened by Britain's post-war economic
difficulties and allied policies that isolated and punished Germany
for the aggression of 1914 and Russia for treachery in 1917
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France and America competed with Britain for gold
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Germany's attacks on Czechoslovakia, Poland and the USSR aimed
to create living space for ethnic Germans through genocide and
resettlement
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The inter-war years of the USSR shut off Western markets
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The Soviets focused on building socialism in a single country
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The Bolsheviks were happy to trade with Western Europe and the
US but only if trade was under their direct control and did not
threaten Soviet industry
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The USSR was active in the process that led to the opening of the
eastern front
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USSR accelerated war production and ambitious mobilisation
planning
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In 1940 Hitler decided to end the peace and decided to remove the
USSR from the equation so he tried to invade
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In 1941 Stalin rallied his people using nationalist appeals and harsh
discipline and this did not allow Hitler to win
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Food ability fell to the point where people were sure they would
died
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Stalin chose who died, he sent them to the Gulag and allowed
conditions to worsen
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People living in the Russian and Ukrainian zones of German
conquest were treated brutally
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The outcome of the war was decided on by military mass
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Living standards fell by 2/5 and millions were severely overworked
and undernourished
Collectivization ensured that industrial workers and soldiers
were less likely to starve than peasants
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There was mass production of resources
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Reading: Patriotic War, 1941-1945
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
9:30 PM
Document Summary
The patriotic war is the russian name for wwii. World markets were weakened by britain"s post-war economic difficulties and allied policies that isolated and punished germany for the aggression of 1914 and russia for treachery in 1917. France and america competed with britain for gold. Germany"s attacks on czechoslovakia, poland and the ussr aimed to create living space for ethnic germans through genocide and resettlement. The inter-war years of the ussr shut off western markets. The soviets focused on building socialism in a single country. The bolsheviks were happy to trade with western europe and the. Us but only if trade was under their direct control and did not threaten soviet industry. The ussr was active in the process that led to the opening of the eastern front. Ussr accelerated war production and ambitious mobilisation planning. In 1940 hitler decided to end the peace and decided to remove the. Ussr from the equation so he tried to invade.
