Russian Foreign Policy and the Big Three Powers

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Russia's ambition in Central Asia and the Caucasus?

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To play a predominant role in both the Near and Far East.

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What did Britain fear from Russia in the nineteenth century?

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Encroachments on India and a menace to its Mediterranean lifeline.

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Year that marked a significant change in Russian foreign policy due to rising power threats?

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1906.

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Author of the article "The Big Three: Their Aims and Interests"?

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Ross W. Collins.

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What did the expansion to the Pacific signify for Russia?

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Spread of Russian dominion.

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What did the article by Ross W. Collins summarize?

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The aims and interests of Russia, Great Britain, and the United States.

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Russia's agreement regarding Sinkiang.

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Russia agreed not to interfere in Sinkiang, recognizing Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria.

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Port Arthur's defense entrusted to the Soviet Union.

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The defense of Port Arthur was entrusted to the Soviet Union, which was to provide equipment and aids to navigation.

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Soviet territorial expansion beyond 1919 frontiers

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The Soviet Union expanded beyond the 1919 frontiers, incorporating territories under Czarist rule, aiming for a settlement favorable to Soviet interests.

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Satellite states of Russia

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Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia became satellite states of Russia to varying degrees.