Lack of Trust between the United States and Russia
Instructions: View sources A-F and answer the questions about them. Sources A-C are about why the Unites States did not trust Russia and sources E-H are about why Russia did not trust the United States.
Section 1: American Distrust of Russia (Sources A-C)
Source A
Title: Workers do not have anything to lose but their chains.
This is a Russian poster promoting the spread of the communist revolution.
Source B
Source C
Section 2: Russian Distrust of America (Sources D-F)
Source D
Source E
Source F
The United States actively opposed the Russian
Revolution from the very beginning. The president of the United States during
the Russian Revolution, Woodrow Wilson, decided to enter World War I to make
the world “safe for democracy” and viewed the communist ideas of Lenin as
opposed to democracy. Accordingly, when the civil war erupted in Russia, Wilson
sent troops to Russia to fight against Lenin to try and prevent the communists
from coming to power
Bonus: Source G
If you have finished early and would like a challenge click
the following link -
https://vimeo.com/128373915. To
analyze this source, you will watch part of the video. Do not start the video
from the beginning. Start the video at 4:55 and watch until 7:00. After you’ve
watched the video, answer the questions below.