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russia's involvment in the finnish civil war
Russia took part in the finnish civil war, after which no formal peace treaty was signed -
Finland and the league of nations
Finland joined the League of Nations in 1920 -
The Communist Party of Finland was declared illegal
and the Lapua Movement organised anti-communist violence, which resulted in a failed uprising in 1932 -
Russia broke 3 peace agreements and treatys
When the russians attacked, they broke the Treaty of Tartu signed in 1920, the non-aggression pact signed in 1932 and again in 1934, and the Covenant of the League of Nations, which the Soviet Union signed in 1934. IGNORE DATE AT TOP DUE TO MANY DATES NEEDED -
the great purge
Stalin's great purge weakend the red army and put soviet morale down. -
Russian change in high command
Kliment Voroshilov was replaced with Semyon Timoshenko as the commander of the Soviet forces in the war -
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
both countries signed a non agression treaty that stated either country would remain neutral if a 3rd party were to attack -
Russia invades finland
Russia requested land from finland, but finland refused. Russia decided to take the land by force -
Russia plans for the future
On 1 December, the Soviet Union formed a puppet government intended to rule Finland after the Red Army conquered it. -
The League of Nations expelled russia
They deemed the attack illigeal and kicked russia out -
battle of tiapale, defence of the Mannerheim line
Very big impact on russia's idea of an easy victory. By december 22nd, russia lost 1300 men and didnt break the line of finnish defense -
Russia breaks the Mannerheim line
the Red Army advanced 15 km past the Mannerheim Line and entered the suburbs of Viipuri. -
Finland's defeat is iminent
by this time, Finland had already come to terms with defeat. The mannerheim line was their last hope of holding their land. they sent treaty preposals to moscow wich lead to the treaty of moscow 6 days later -
The Moscow Peace Treaty
was signed on 12 March 1940 and went into effect the following day. Finland gave a portion of Karelia and land north of lake ladoga in return for ending the advancment into their home. -
taking what is theirs
the Finnish army took offensive positions to take back their land they lost during the winter war
