Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union

By addzie22

  • October Revolution

    October Revolution
    The bolshevik's started a revolution against the government.

  • Russia Becomes the Soviet Union

    Russia Becomes the Soviet Union
    Stalin is in charge and Russia becomes Soviet Union.

  • Soviet Union joins the League of Nations

    Soviet Union joins the League of Nations

  • War on Japan

    War on Japan
    Soviet Union declares war on Japan.

  • Soviet Union explodes its first hydrogen bomb

    Soviet Union explodes its first hydrogen bomb
    This was showing their power and strength as a nation.

  • Soviet Troops help crush uprising in hungary

    Soviet Troops help crush uprising in hungary
    This showed just how powerful their nation was as a war power.

  • Treaty banning atomic tests

    Treaty banning atomic tests
    US, Soviet Union, and Britain all sign a treaty banning atomic tests. This signifies the fear that the entire world had of this new advancement.

  • Boris Yeltsin Becomes President

    Boris Yeltsin Becomes President

  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union voted upon

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union voted upon
    Congress voted for the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This means that the Soviet Union was ended.

  • Russian Government takes over USSR

    Russian Government takes over USSR
    This was the official end of Soviet rule