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the soviet union

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    soviet russia

  • the birth of Communism

    the birth of Communism
    Communism began when a man named Karl marks wrote the communist manifesto in late February of 1848. in his work he thought of a new system called communism.
  • Paris Commune

    Paris Commune
    Paris Commune was one of the very first communist revolutions but it was crushed within months by the french army
  • The Great War

    The Great War
    The Great War was one of the largest wars ever, it was mostly fought in Europe against the allied powers and central powers. Russia fought along the side the allied powers until the October Revolution in 1917, the war continued until 1918.
  • The October Revoulution

    The October Revoulution
    The October Revolution was a communist revolution lead by Vladimir Lenin in Russia this led to the forming of soviet Russia which was the beginning of the soviet union
  • The German Revolution of 1918-1919

    The German Revolution of 1918-1919
    After world war one the communist Germans who had been insired by the october revolution rebeled, but were defeated by the German army
  • The first Red Scare

    The first Red Scare
    In the first red scare the US government found out about a communist plot to mail bombs to major members of the US political and economic party members, this resulted in the immideit arrest of 4000 US citizens.
  • Joseph Stalin comes into office

    Joseph Stalin comes into office
    Joseph Stalin becomes the leader of the soviet union on April 3rd 1922 until the second of October 1958. he is the leader of the soviet union during and makes a pact with Adolf Hitler during world war 2
  • The Rise of Nazi Germany

    The Rise of Nazi Germany
    In 1933 a new party called the the Nazi Party took control of all of Germany. Nazi Germany threatened the soviet union communist ideology.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
    On September 1st 1939 Germany launched a massive invasion of Poland, Germany attacked from the north, south, and the west, and the soviet union attacking from the east. The Germans and soviets made the Molotov-Tōgō agreement that said that soviet union could have eastern Poland if they stopped the hostility with the Japanese empire
  • Germany invades The Soviet Union

    Germany invades The Soviet Union
    On January 22nd 1941 Germany invaded western Russia with 3.8 million military personal, the German invasion was the largest German invasion during world war 2 more than 4 million soviet personal died during the invasion.
  • Soviet counter-offensive: Winter 1941 and Stalingrad: Winter 1942

    Soviet counter-offensive: Winter 1941 and Stalingrad: Winter 1942
    In both of these winters the soviet union pushed the pushed back the Germans out of there land and the rest of the invaded countries of eastern Europe, after doing so the war was never the same
  • The first Atomic Bomb

    The first Atomic Bomb
    On July 16th The US tested there first Atomic Bomb at the trinity test site in New Mexico, shortley after they dropped bombs on the Japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki.
  • The Cold War

    The Cold War
    From 1947 to 1991 the US and the Soviet Union were in an arms race to build as many and as large nuclear missles as they could make from all of these years the US and the Soviet Union were in a nuclear stalemate.
  • The second Red Scare

    The second Red Scare
    The second Red scare was a ten year period of fear in the united states of the soviet union being able to drop atomic bombs on the US and That several high ranking US officers had confeced that they were spies for the soviets and they couldent know who was a spy and who wasnt.
  • The first soviet Atomic Bomb

    The first soviet Atomic Bomb
    On august 29th 1945 the soviets tested there own Atomic Bomb code named ¨first lightning¨. The soviets got most of the information from soviet spies inthe US.
  • The Soviet Union dissolves

    The Soviet Union dissolves
    after the soviet union went bankrupt they deicided that they would dissolve into a more capitalist country.