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Jan 1, 1462
First Czar
Ivan the III (the Great) was the first Czar of Russia for 43 years (1462-1505). WETA, The Face of Russia, PBS, 12-16-08, http://www.pbs.org/weta/faceofrussia/timeline-index.html -
Russian Revolution
The Russians revloted against the czars. The Communist Party took over and V.I. Lenin became leader.
Arreola, Daniel. Deal, Marci. Peterson, James. Sanders, Rickie. World Geography. Evanston, Boston, Dallas: McDougal Littell Inc., 2003. -
Soviet Union created
The Communist Party had organized the people taken over by Russia's expansion then formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). This was the first step in the communist rise. Arreola, Daniel. Deal, Marci. Peterson, James. Sanders, Rickie. World Geography. Evanston, Boston, Dallas: McDougal Littell Inc., 2003. -
Stalin
Stalin (1927-1953) had harnessed all economic power the state and began rapid industrialization. Peasants were gathered in a brutal manor to push the movement. Source -
World War II begins
Stalin had taken leadership of the USSR and led the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. During the war, relations between the Soviet Union and its allies%u2014including the United States%u2014were getting worse. Arreola, Daniel. Deal, Marci. Peterson, James. Sanders, Rickie. World Geography. Evanston, Boston, Dallas: McDougal Littell Inc., 2003. -
Cold War begins
The Cold War (1947-1991) was a war never fought. The United States and the Soviet Union had tight tensions that would eventually lead to conflict, but never gew into open warfare between the two nations. Eventually, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, which was the end of the Cold War. Arreola, Daniel. Deal, Marci. Peterson, James. Sanders, Rickie. World Geography. Evanston, Boston, Dallas: McDougal Littell Inc., 2003. -
Berlin Aircraft
The Soviet Union makes a bid for control of Berlin by blockading all land access to the city. From June 1948 to May 1949, U.S. and British planes airlift 1.5 million tons of supplies to the residents of West Berlin. After 200,000 flights, the Soviet Union lifts the blockade. Source -
Sputnik
The launch of the sattelite into space pressured the US into launching a sattelite, Eisenhower promised the United States that they would get a sattelite into space by December. Spiral - Clip Notes -
Bay of Pigs
An U.S.-organized invasion force of 1,400 Cuban exiles is defeated by Castro's government forces on Cuba's south coast at the Bay of Pigs. Launched from Guatemala in ships and planes provided by the United States, the invaders surrender on April 20 after three days of fighting. Kennedy takes full responsibility for the disaster. Source -
Star Wars
Reagan outlines his Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars," a space-based defensive shield that would use lasers and other advanced technology to destroy attacking missiles far above the Earth's surface. Soviets accuse the U.S of violating the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty. Source
