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Russian Revolution
This is the second Russian Revolution, it was led by the Bolshevik and they expelled liberal leadership. Their leader was Vladimir Lenin.
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Russia and Eastern Europe
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New Economic Policy (NEP)
The policy was introduced by Lenin. This promised freedom of action for small bussinesspeople and land owning peasants. Under this policy food production began to recover.
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Lenin's Death
Lenin died in 1924 due to natural causes. Key lieutenants jostled for power. Including many members of the Communist party. -
Joseph Stalin takes over
Stalin emerged as a leader, he represented a strong nationalist communism. He was known for his strict policy towards freedom of speech and also for the execution of his enemies. -
Collectivization and 5 Year Plan
Stalin wanted the new Russia to industrialize as quick as possible. He began to build large state run farms and develop economic plans that promoted the making of large facilities for metallurgy and such things.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs
Stalin created this office and he used it as a secret police. He used it to control suspicious people that could've overthrown him. -
Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
This pact was between the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union used it as a way to save time to prepare for war. Germany used this as a way to expand even more.
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Takeover of Eastern Europe
After two world wars and an economic depression, Eastern Europe was a chaos, it made them vulnerable to the Soviet Union. Rivalry weakned the nations. The soviet union came in and liberated them, expelled non communist regimes and replaced them with communist regimes under their watch. -
Warsaw Pact
After the creation of NATO. The Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact, this was created as a common economic planning organization. This placed soviet troops in countries to monitor new regimes and confront the west.
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Nikita Khrushchev
A new leader rose to power this year, this was Nikita Krushchev. He attaked Stalin's view of communism and his narrow knowledge on Marxism. He did not like his censoring and his dictarorship.
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Revolt of 1956 (Hungary)
Liberal communist arose with massive backing in Poland and Hungary. They wanted more freedom. Only the Hungary revolts were cruelly crushed by soviet troops.
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Sputnik
Sputnik was the first satellite to be sent into space. This was part of the cold war. This is part of the new communication & transportation in the concept for new technologies. Nikita Khrushchev was behind this. -
Berlin Wall erected
The Berlin Wall was built to stop East Germany workers from leaving to the west. The workers were not happy with the treatment and restriction.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets installed missiles in Cuba, this was under the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev. The United States saw this a threat to destroy America and ordered them to remove them. -
Czecholsovakia Revolt
This was led by Alexander Dubcek, he was educated in the Soviet Union. He present it his case to the Soviets but was not taking seriously. The revolt was put down and the people behind it were expelled from the country.
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Uprising in Poland
Solidarity was the movement in poland by devoted catholics. They were allowed to have a new government with religion and independent labor but still under Soviet supervision.
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Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to promote a friendly puppet regime. The troops were removed from Afghanistan after Gorbachev took over. -
Gorbachev to power
Under his rule, he promoted glasnot which is new freddom of comment and critize and also perestroika which means to decentralize control of the industry by the government.
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Liberation Movement
The new policies in the Soviet Union led to the liberation of the Eastern European countries. They adopted new regimes, most countries starting with Hungary adopted new non-communist leaders and new constitutions too. -
Soviet Union Collapses
There was attakcs on the Communist party. Independence movements rose all over the Soviet Union from the Baltics to the Central Asia. In the end the Soviet Union dissolved into many new nations. -
Yeltsin & New Constitution
Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian Federation. In 1993 Yeltsin attacked the parliament due to the opposing former communist people in the government and he cames out victorious and another constitution was made.
