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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Interwar

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Which of the following explains why the Germans and Russians signed the Treaty of Rapello in 1922?
  1. They both had Communist tendencies.
  2. Soviet expansionism had begun.
  3. They shared a common heritage and culture.
  4. Russia was not part of the Treaty of Versailles.
  5. Germany was banned from making treaties with Western Europe.
Explanation
Answer: D - Russia and Germany were unlikely allies; however, the fact that Russia had no role in the punitive Treaty of Versailles brought the two nations together. Both had been scorned by Western Europe, so Russia was willing to support the German army despite the limitations put on it by the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was also willing to purchase industrial goods from Russia, which ensured that the German army was far more developed than the Allied forces suspected.
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