Russinan Timeline 1917-1949

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    Russian Revolution

  • March revolution

    March revolution

    Russian sare struggling with food shortages, faluries on the battle field, Also economic and social promblems, Leading to the end of tsar rule, and the start of And Vladimir rule
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    Russian Revolution

  • November Revolution

    November Revolution

    Bolshevicks take over also known as communist. Vladmir Lenin took over, and was able to sieze the cities and gain power
  • Russian Civil War

    Russian Civil War

    A war between the "reds" and the Whites" erupted. Mostly becaus Lenin wanted to elminate his enemies in Russia. In the end the Reds" won.
  • Communist Soviet Union

    Communist Soviet Union

    Russia was now a communist country. All resources, poltical power belonged to the people. Also the old russian empire was converted into Soviet Union.
  • Five Year Plan

    Five Year Plan

    Stalin puts various rules into place like goverment officials made all basic economic decisions, also large farms were owned by groups of peasants, and had high production goals in history.
  • The Great Purge

    The Great Purge

    Increased stalins powers as people understood the consequence of not obeying stalin. The number of deaths is thought to be 10 million. stalin used various tactics to control the people like secret police.
  • Spain civil wat

    Spain civil wat

    Francisco Franco leads a revolt causing a bloody civil war. Hitler and Muscalini sent in arms and forces to help Franco. In the end Franco won power.
  • Foreign Policy

    Foreign Policy

    During Lenin time, the Soviet union wanted to bring about a world-wide revolution. This made the westerns powers suspicous of Russia, and led to war
  • Nazi-German pact fails

    Nazi-German pact fails

    Hitler invades the Soviet Union. Hitler wanted to crush communism in Europe and beat is rival leader Stalin. Stalin was unprepared.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    It was the invasion of France. Thousands of ships carring allie troops down the English channel. Soon again France is under the alliles control.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    Victory in Europe. Hitler had a nmber of mistakes lile under estamating the soviet union armies power. Also the united states was producing twice the amount of artillery than anyone.
  • Japan

    Japan

    The Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The bomb instantily killed 70,000 people. Also dropped another atomic bomb ober Nagasaki.
  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine

    It outlined a new policy to congress. It was rooted in ideas of containment, limiting communism to the areas or already under soviey control
  • Nato

    Nato

    Nato is formed, and Russia test its first Atomic bomb. Also the Korean war starts with North Korea having the backing of Stalin.