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Ivan lV became the first czar of Russia. He was called Ivan the terrible.
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During WWll the Russian people revolted against the czars. The Russian Communist party took control.
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The Bolsheviks took power in Russia in 1917. It was able to do this because it contained more than 25 thousand members.
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The communist party gathered the different people of Russia and created the Soviet Union.
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In 1939, Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union as WWII started.
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The Soviet Union goes against Nazi Germany in 1941, but it's relationships with the Allies grow worse.
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In the late 1940's, the U.S. and the Soviet were in conflict. But there was never actually open warfare.
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The Soviets blockade all land access to Berlin while the U.S. and British aircraft descend supplies to West Berlin.
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After Stalin's death, he took power after being a communist for many years. He was forced out of power by Brezhnev.
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The launch of Sputnik started the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It was the first object succesfully launched into space.
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Soveit Union American U-2 spy plane is shot down and pilot captured causing the United States to state it is simply on a weather research mission.
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Brezhnev became the leader of The Soviet Union. He pushed Khrushchev out of power because of the way he ruled.
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Soviet Union accuses US of breaking Antiballistic Missile Treaty when Reagan outlines a space defensive shield that would destroy missiles above Earth.