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Russian Empire
A king who was a tyrant only helped the rich and killed the poor -
Russian Revolution
Poor Russian citizens were against the king of the Russian Empire. They did this because they wanted to stop him from being a bad king and tyrant who neglected them. They created a new form of gocernment and the citizens chose dictatorship and communism led by Vladamir Lenin -
Russian Civil War
Two groups called the Reds (Communists) & the Whites (Capitalists) started a Civil War in Russia. Vladamir Lenin and the Reds on the Civil War. After the war, Lenin gave a speech outlining that people cannot disagree with the leader and the dictator has complete control. Lenin was assassinated by a White group member, and Joseph Stalin took over. -
World War II
World War ll was a war that was about the needed power from the Nazis and their leader, Adolf Hitler. It started with a declared war from Poland and France against Germany. Germany lost because of Hitler giving his power to someone else named Karl Donitz and they lost because of the soviet troops conquering causing Karl Donitz to surrender. -
Start of the Cold War
The United States and The USSR were in a fight, they didn't use any warfare or fighting but they only used economics and politics. -
Iron Curtain was Formed
The Iron Curtain was a form of the countries of Poland, Eastern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and the Soviet Union. They were a barrier towards the Western Europe side from talking to the communism side. -
The Red Scare
The Red Scare was when people were scared of Russian Communists inside their own town, city, country, or state. People overthought about who was who because of how they acted on their own daily basis. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a containment and war against Northern Asia and the USA and Southern Asia. The USA got into this war because they thought that communism would spread across the entire Asia continent. The USA and Southern Asia won because of their weapons and military. -
Space Race
The Space Race is a race between the USSR and the USA. They were racing because of their competition with each other. But, the USSR eventually won because of their achievments. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a scare for people because Cuba and the Soviet Union teamed up against the United States to scare them by sending missiles. President John F Kennedy was the one who resolved all of these acusations. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
The USSR fell because of how non-modern they were. I said this because of their strict economy and rules. For example, they had a lack of money because they spent it all for their military and not for the citizens.