Soviet+foreign+policy

= SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY =

The signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939

Topics
In this part of the course, we will be covering the following topics:
 * The changing nature of Soviet foreign policy: aims and strategies 1917-1941.
 * The impact of changing ideology on foreign policy over this same period.

Lessons
A summary of each lesson in this topic can be accessed by clicking on

Maps and images

 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Eastern Europe following the Nazi-Soviet Pact.docx|Eastern Europe following the Nazi-Soviet Pact.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Russian foreign policy - grid.doc|Russian foreign policy - grid.doc]]

Handouts
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Essay plans
1. "Account for the changing nature of Soviet foreign policy in the years between 1917 and 1941." [|Foreign policy 1917-41 - essay plan.doc]

2. "Evaluate the view that Soviet foreign policy was dominated by practical rather than ideological concerns in the period 1928 to 1941." [|Foreign policy in the 1930s - essay plan.doc]

3. "To what extent did Stalin's policies after 1934 prepare the Soviet Union for war?" [|WW II preparedness - essay plan.doc]

Model essays
1. "Account for the changing nature of Soviet foreign policy in the years between 1917 and 1941." [|Foreign policy 1917-41 - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be found by clicking on 2. "Evaluate the view that Soviet foreign policy was dominated by practical rather than ideological concerns in the period 1928 to 1941." [|Foreign policy in the 1930s - essay.doc]. A longer version of this essay can be found by clicking on [|Foreign policy in the 1930s - long essay.doc]

3. "To what extent did Stalin's policies after 1934 prepare the Soviet Union for war?" [|WW2 preparedness - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be found by clicking on [|WW2 preparedness - long essay.doc]