Soviet Union:
The Soviet Union was impacted by the treaty of versailles by getting some of their land back from germany.
they still felt slighted
interwar years they became communist
before they became communist, they had a czar
Czar Nicholas was the last czar of the SU. vladimir lenin took over the country and made himself the dictator
Joseph Stalin eventually comes to power.
his goals were to build up the military, take back the land they had lost, secure the borders, and 5 year plans
5 year plans/goals were to ultimately build up the economy..
collectivization-where government takes over the farms
nationalization
Stalin wanted countries around them that were friendly to them.. he was a bit paranoid about the u.s. invading
Stalin helped the economy=good
Stalin also killed LOTS of people=bad
military strategy-
they were allies in WWII and their responsibility was to keep Germany out of the west.
impacts of WWII--millions died in war, destoryed their country
one reason their country was destroyed is because of scorch earth policy, which meant when the soviets were retreating, they burned everything in their path so it couldn't be useful to the Germans.
After WWII, the Soviet Union became the other world power.
Great Britain:
treaty of versailles impacted them by getting them war reparations
prime minister really didn't wanna kick germany while they were down with communism possible coming into germany and everything
nevil chamberlain was the prime minister until 1940. he was not a popular leader.
winston churchill became the new prime minister..
some of his goals: destroy hitler for coming to power & self preservation
Britains military strategy.. they weren't really prepared for war on land, but they eventually controlled the air and the atlantic ocean. they didn't want to go to war, so their strategy at first was just to ignore the problem.
their role was hold their ground until the US got there. when the US did get there, Britain served as a base.
the great British empire crumbled apart after WWII
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