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====Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact weakened US/Soviet relations====
In the hope of improving relations, President Roosevelt dispatched businessman Joseph E. Daviesto Moscow as Bullitt’s replacement in 1936. While Davies managed to reestablish amicable relations with the Soviet leadership, his dismissive attitude concerning the purges alienated other American diplomats. Moreover, Davies faced unprecedented new challenges as a result of the worsening political situation in Europe. U.S.-Soviet relations reached their nadir in August 1939, when the Soviets signed the [[The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact- Stalin’s greatest mistake?|Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact]] with Nazi Germany after the British and French rejected Soviet offers to establish a military alliance against Germany. Not until the German invasion of the Soviet Union began in June 1941 would the United States and the Soviet Union once again find a way to make common cause on any meaningful issue.
====Conclusion====
Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were always been problematic and this was true after the USSR was founded. Despite strong commercial ties during the 1920s, relations did re-open until FDR to formalize US/USSR relations. Even after formalization, the Soviet Union was never particularly vested in adhering to terms of the 1933 agreement. Ultimately, the US and the USSR would maintain a wary alliance during World War II to counter the German threat.
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====References====
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2. Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian, United States Department of State], Article: [https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/ussr| Recognition of the Soviet Union, 1933]
