Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

By Drewb
  • Russo-Japan War

    Lasted until September 5th, 1905. War between Japan and Russia, Russia lost.
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    Rise and fall of the Soviet Union

  • Duma created

    After the war, the Czar was forced to create the Duma.
  • World War I

    Lasted until November 11th, 1918. Russia is unprepared for war in every way.
  • Duma becomes Provisional Government

    After the Czar resigns, the Duma becomes the Provisional Government to stand in place of an actual government.
  • Czar abdicates his throne

    After poor job in the war, people begin to dislike the Czar and he must abdicate his throne.
  • October Revolution

    Lasted until the next day. Bolsheviks staged the revolution to overthrow the Provisional Government.
  • Russian Civil War

    Lasted until October 25th, 1922. The Red army vs the White army. The red(Bolsheviks) won against the white(Democrats).
  • Stalin takes over as General Secretary of the Communist Party

    Lasted until October 16th, 1952. He is in control of the Soviet Union.
  • Lenin dies

    Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks and helped in establishing the Soviet Union.
  • First 5 year plan

    Lasted until 1932. A plan for rapid industrialization in the Soviet Union.
  • Second 5 year plan

    Lasted until December 1937. Aimed at making the Soviet Union self-sufficient.
  • Stalin’s “Great Purge”

    Lasted until 1938. A period enacted my Stalin to eliminate any “threats” in the Soviet Union.
  • World War II

    Lasted until September 2nd, 1945. After the war, the Soviet Union was one of the two of the worlds remaining superpowers.
  • Cold war

    Lasted until 1991. A war where The United States and the Soviet Union presented nuclear weapons in order to intimidate each other.
  • De-Stalinization (After his death)

    A period of erasing the legacy and lies of Stalin after his death.
  • Stalin dies

    After his death, the Soviet Union went through De-Stalinization.
  • Nixon/Khrushchev “Kitchen Debate”

    During an American exhibit in the Soviet Union, Premier Khrushchev and President Nixon have a debate about how communism is better.
  • Perestroika and Glasnost

    Lasted until 1991. They were two policies enacted by Mikhail Gorbachev in order to motivate the people to participate in making the Soviet Union survive.
  • Gorbachev takes over as General Secretary of the Communist Party

    Lasted until August 24th, 1991. Attempted to save the Soviet Union by implementing policies to motivate the people.
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union broke into multiple countries, all under their own rule.