Diplomatic Battles Before World War II
Chapter I
THE GATHERING CLOUDS OF WAR GERMANY, JAPAN, AND ITALY ON THE WARPATH
Hotbed
of War in the Far East
Aggressive
Designs of the Nazi Reich
Plans
for a “Crusade” Against the USSR
SOVIET ACTION FOR PEACE AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF WAR
Indivisibility
of Peace
Definition
of Aggression
Belated
Recognition
Pacific
Pact Drafted
For
Peace in the Baltic
A
Standing Peace Conference Proposed
EASTERN PACT NEGOTIATED. TREATY OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCEBETWEEN THE USSR AND FRANCE
Soviet
Initiative Towards a Regional Pact
Opponents
of the Eastern Pact
The
USSR Joins the League of Nations
Soviet-French
Protocol
Treaty
of Mutual Assistance Between the USSR and France
Soviet-French
Military Co-operation as a Point at Issue
Chapter II
NAZI AGGRESSORS AND THEIR BACKERS GERMAN AND ITALIAN FASCISTS ON THE OFFENSIVE
Britain’s
Bid for an Understanding with Germany
Italy
Attacks Ethiopia
German
Troops Moved into Rhineland
Subversion
Against the League of Nations
Fascist
Intervention and a Travesty of Non-intervention
Soviet
Aid to the Spanish People
The
Merlin-Rome Axis. Anti-Comintern Pact
Pirates
from the Apennines
Spanish
Fascists in Madrid
Outbreak
of the Japan-China War
The
Soviet Union at China’s Side
Japanese
Aggression and the League of Nations
The
Brussels Conference
Japanese
Aggressors Defeated at Lake Khasan
China
Aided by the USSR Alone
Chapter III
THE WAY TO MUNICH AUSTRIA, HITLER’S FIRST VICTIM
The
USSR Urged Resistance to Aggressors
Chamberlain’s
“Riding the Tiger” Dream
The
Anschlu & Btail;
The
Polish Ultimatum to Lithuania
OPPOSITE REACTIONS TO GERMANY’S AGGRESSIVE PLANS
AGAINST CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Operation
“Grün”
Collective
Resistance to Aggression Urged
Accommodation
with the Aggressor Sought
The
Soviet Union True to Its Commitments
Big
Stick Mediators
Pressure
Turning into Threat
Soviet
Proposals Ignored
Chamberlain’s
Visit to Berchtesgaden
The
USSR Ready to Resist Aggression
Hitler
Mocks His “Appeasers”
Projected
Conference of Aggressors and Their Patrons
The
Munich Deal
“APPEASEMENT” POLICY GOING BANKRUPT
Will
the Nazis March on the Ukraine?
Hitler:
with Poland or Against Poland?
The
Attack on the USSR Postponed
Chapter IV
ON THE THRESHOLD OF WAR NAZI ACTS OF AGGRESSION.
POSITIONS OF THE USSR AND WESTERN POWERS
German
Aggressors in Prague
London
Changed Methods, Not Aims
Soviet
Initiative in Calling a Conference
London
Deemed Action Against Aggression “Premature”
Anglo-French
Guarantees
TALKS BETWEEN THE USSR, BRITAIN, AND FRANCE
Soviet
Proposals for Three-Power Co-operation
London
Opposed to Agreement with the USSR
Enforced
“Consent”
“Alternatives:
to Break off the Negotiations or to Conclude a Limited Pact”
ANGLO-GERMAN IMPERIALIST PLOTTING
British
Outline of “General Settlement”
Poland’s
Gravediggers
NEGOTIATIONS OF MILITARY MISSIONS OF THE USSR, BRITAIN, AND FRANCE
London
and Paris Prefer Talking to Business
Cardinal
Issue
Soviet
Plan for Military Co-operation
Poland’s
Part in Breaking Off the Talks
Britain
and France Deadlock the Talks
The
Chinese People Aided Only by the USSR in Their Struggle Against Japanese
Aggression
Japanese
Aggressors Defeated at Khalkhin-Gol
SOVIET-GERMAN NON-AGGRESSION PACT
German
Nazis Fearful of War with the USSR
The
USSR Rejected German Proposals
Non-Aggression
Pact Signed
The
USSR Wanted Talks with Britain and France Continued
NAZI GERMANY TRIGGERS OFF WORLD WAR
“We
Want War"
Anglo-German
Deal Projected at Poland’s Expense
Nazis
Go to War
CONCLUSION
NOTES AND REFERENCES
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