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Civil war between Bolsheviks, or Reds, and anti-Bolsheviks, or Whites, ravages Russia. In northern Russia, British, French and US troops capture Murmansk and Archangel until 1919, while in the Russian Far East they occupy Vladivostok, which was held by the Japanese until 1922. This helps the USSR gain more power.
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Nicholas II and his family are executed by firing squad. This is good for the USSR because this helps solidify control.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk according to which Russia ceded large tracts of land to Germany; Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan proclaim their independence from Russia. This is bad for Russia because they have lost land.
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This is good for the USSR because it is their Secret Police that keeps everything "under control."
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This is good for the USSR because
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After a non-aggresion treaty ends, Nazi Germany envades Poland which is under the USSR. This is good for the USSR because they won.
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First Soviet Russian atomic bomb. This is good for the USSR because they have a new weapon.
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USSR tests its first hydrogen bomb. This is good for the USSR because they now have a nother new weapon.
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Warsaw Pact is set up. This is good for the USSR because they now have allies.
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Soviet Russia launches the first artificial sattelite into space. This is good for the USSR because they are now ahead of the world when it comes to space science.
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The USSR sends the first satellite with a living creature (a dog named Laika) into orbit. This is good for the USSR because they are still ahead of the world in the space race.
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Communist leaders decide to close off Democratic East Berlin from Communist West Berlin.
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This is bad for the USSR because it put restraints on their nuclear testing.
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Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to stem a trend towards liberalisation; "Brezhnev doctrine" enunciated, giving communist countries the right to intervene in other communist states whose policies threatened the international communist movement. This good for the USSR because they are expanding their power and territory.
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United States and the Soviet Union negotiated the first agreements to place limits and restraints on some of their central and most important armaments. This is bad for the USSR because they can't expand like they want.
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The primary goal of SALT II was to replace the Interim Agreement with a long-term comprehensive Treaty providing broad limits on strategic offensive weapons systems. This is still bad for the USSR.
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Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, formally ending the period of detente with the West. This is bad for the USSR because they lose.
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After Cherneko dies, Mikahil Gorbachev becomes leader of the USSR.
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Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, showering large areas in Ukraine, Belarus and beyond with radioactive material. This is bad for the USSR because they are caught using nuclear materials and lose land.
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Despite the aim of aiding economic improvement, actually caused an economic downfall, resulting in a series of strikes. This is bad for the USSR because they're ideas are being lost.
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Glasnost means openess. Gorbachev used this kind of policy to try to make Russia more open minded. This is bad for the USSR because people are starting to think outside the communist box.
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This is bad for the USSR because they're influence it lessening.
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This is bad for the USSR because it's a policy trying to restructure.
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After years of seperation, Eastern and Western Berlin are finally brought back together through the destruction of the Berlin Wall. This is bad for the USSR because they have lost influence.
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This is bad for the USSR because they have lost all power.
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This is bad for the USSR because it is the official end of the Soviet Union.
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This is bad for the USSR because they have lost power.
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As the Soviet Union breaks apart, Gorbachev steps down from power. This is bad for the USSR because they are deteriorating
