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Creation of Politburo
Political Bureau was the creation of the Soviet Union -
Treaty of Brest-Livosk
It was a peace treaty that ended the war between Russia and Germany -
Last of Romanovs
Romanov royal family was murdered and bodies were hid in different places so that murders could not be related -
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Russian Civil War
War that lasted only three short years that tore Russia apart -
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Stalin's Five Year Plan
This was a five year plan that helped control the industries. Industrys like coal, oil, iron and electry all shot up rapidly. -
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World War 2
Hitler and Stalin had a none ageration pact that was broken so Hitler broke it then Russia held them off til the end of the war -
Joe 1
First Soviet Union atomic bomb was tested at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan -
Hydrogen Bomb
"Joe 4" was tested at Kazakh its range was 200-400 kilometers -
Warsaw Pact
Signed in Poland to create peace with Russia, failed -
Sputnik
First artifical satellite to orbit Earth in 98 minutes. -
Laika and Sputnik 3
First dog into space died in orbit -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
This wall was built around the city to keep East Germans from excaping to West Germany -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The warsaw pact was broken Soviet Army invades Czechoslovakia -
SALT 1
Strategic Arms Limitation & Talks whent the US talked to Russia about stoping the use of nuclar weapons -
SALT 2
Us tells Russia to take apart nuclar weapons -
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Soviet- Afghan War
War between Soviets and Afganistan durning the cold war lasting 9 years -
Glasnost
Pollisty that changed goverment -
Chernobyl Disaster
Nuclar power plant exploded harm alot of people also causeing alot of birth defects -
Perestroika
Ploital movement within commust party -
Voting Reforms by Gorbachev
Citizens had the right to vote for people other then the communist party -
Free Elections in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
elections were held and people had the right to vote for whoever they want -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
People start chippin away at the wall because they heard Poliburo was going in to Germany from Poland -
Gorbachev becomes leader
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes preadisent it only last about a year because he is not a strong leader -
Lithuania and Latvia Protest Gorbachev steps down
Lasted to Jan 13 1991, was a protest and showed his weakness -
Boris Yelstin President
In 1991 Yelstin becomes president he was later killed in 2007
