Union sovietica

Soviet Union

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  • splits between two main leaders was escalating

  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

  • both groups continued to stay united under the name "RSDLP"

    both groups continued to stay united under the name "RSDLP"

  • Abdication of the crown.

    Abdication of the crown.

    The abdication of the crown of the Russian Empire by Tsar Nicholas II.
  • Lenin established a single-party dictatorship under the Bolsheviks

    Lenin established a single-party dictatorship under the Bolsheviks

  • Bolshevik Revolution declared men and women equal

    Bolshevik Revolution declared men and women equal

  • Provisional Committee of the State Duma

    Provisional Committee of the State Duma

  • Failed military offensives

    Failed military offensives

  • Provisional Government was consistently questioned

    Provisional Government was consistently questioned

  • Sovnarkom was established

    Sovnarkom was established

  • assault and capture of the poorly defended Winter Palace

    assault and capture of the poorly defended Winter Palace

  • failed assassination attempt on Lenin's life

    failed assassination attempt on Lenin's life

  • Russian Constitution

    Russian Constitution

  • dissolution of the Russian Constituent Assembly

    dissolution of the Russian Constituent Assembly

  • Army offensive that drove into Polish territory

    Army offensive that drove into Polish territory

  • signed Peace of Riga

    signed Peace of Riga

  • peasants revolted against the new regime

    peasants revolted against the new regime

  • the creation of the Soviet Union.

    the creation of the Soviet Union.

    the creation of the Soviet Union.
  • conference of plenipotentiary delegations from the Russian SFSR,

    conference of plenipotentiary delegations from the Russian SFSR,

  • creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

    creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  • Lenin became general secretary of the party.

    Lenin became general secretary of the party.

  • Vladimir Lenin died

    Vladimir Lenin died

  • Trotsky had lost his position on the Central Committee

    Trotsky had lost his position on the Central Committee

  • Stalin abandoned Lenin's economic policy

    Stalin abandoned Lenin's economic policy

  • goverment seize over 25 million privately owned farms in the USSR.

    goverment seize over 25 million privately owned farms in the USSR.

  • Stalin would accept no resistance, and initiated a reign of terror

    Stalin would accept no resistance, and initiated a reign of terror

  • Stalin sought to eliminate all barriers to his complete and total exercise of power.

    Stalin sought to eliminate all barriers to his complete and total exercise of power.

  • Stalin had forcibly transformed the Soviet Union into a totalitarian regime and an industrial and political power

    Stalin had forcibly transformed the Soviet Union into a totalitarian regime and an industrial and political power

  • Stalin created the Central Purge Commission

    Stalin created the Central Purge Commission

  • 1,140,000 members were expelled from the party

    1,140,000 members were expelled from the party

  • industrial production of steel increased more than 25 percent

    industrial production of steel increased more than 25 percent

  • Japanese invaded China

    Japanese invaded China

  • more than 90 percent of all peasants lived on collective farms

    more than 90 percent of all peasants lived on collective farms

  • Soviet leader signed a nonaggression pact with Germany

    Soviet leader signed a nonaggression pact with Germany

  • He fled to Turkey, and eventually to Mexico was killed by a Stalinist agent.

    He fled to Turkey, and eventually to Mexico was killed by a Stalinist agent.

  • two allies began to pursue opposing goals

    two allies began to pursue opposing goals

  • United States and the Soviet Union embraced each other warmly because they had defeated the Nazis

    United States and the Soviet Union embraced each other warmly because they had defeated the Nazis

  • Japanese control much of nothern China

    Japanese control much of nothern China

  • U.S. sent the Nationalist at least $1.5billion in aid to fight the Japanese

    U.S. sent the Nationalist at least $1.5billion in aid to fight the Japanese

  • the war was not yet over

    the war was not yet over

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt died

    Franklin D. Roosevelt died

  • United States and Soviet Union set aside their differences

    United States and Soviet Union set aside their differences

  • Truman, Stalin and Churchill met at Potsdam, Germany

    Truman, Stalin and Churchill met at Potsdam, Germany

  • Stalin declared communism and capitalism could not exist in the same world

    Stalin declared communism and capitalism could not exist in the same world

  • U.S. Soviet relations continued worsen

    U.S. Soviet relations continued worsen

  • scarcity of jobs and food

    scarcity of jobs and food

  • France, Britain and the U.S. decided to withdraw their forces from Germany

    France, Britain and the U.S. decided to withdraw their forces from Germany

  • western zones became Federal Republic of Germany

    western zones became Federal Republic of Germany

  • China's major cities fell to the well trained Red forces

    China's major cities fell to the well trained Red forces

  • ten western European nations joined with the U.S. and Canada

    ten western European nations joined with the U.S. and Canada

  • Soviet Union exploded its own atomic weapon

    Soviet Union exploded its own atomic weapon

  • Mao Zedong gained control of the country

    Mao Zedong gained control of the country

  • they made up 75 percent of Soviet doctors

  • President Truman authorized work on a thermonuclear weapon

    President Truman authorized work on a thermonuclear weapon

  • Dalai Lama fled to India

    Dalai Lama fled to India

  • China was facing external and internal problems

    China was facing external and internal problems

  • Under the Agrarian Reform Law Mao seized the holding of landlords

    Under the Agrarian Reform Law Mao seized the holding of landlords

  • Chinese and Soviets signed a treaty of friendship

    Chinese and Soviets signed a treaty of friendship

  • China took control of Tibet

    China took control of Tibet

  • United States tested the first H-bomb

    United States tested the first H-bomb

  • the Soviets exploded their own

    the Soviets exploded their own

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower became U.S. president

    Dwight D. Eisenhower became U.S. president

  • Mao launched a five - year plan that set high productions goals for industry

    Mao launched a five - year plan that set high productions goals for industry

  • China's output of coal,cement,steel,and electrity had increased

    China's output of coal,cement,steel,and electrity had increased

  • Soviets announced a rocket that could travel great distances

    Soviets announced a rocket that could travel great distances

  • U.S. launched its own satellite

    U.S. launched its own satellite

  • 26,000 communes had been created.

    26,000 communes had been created.

  • India welcomed many Tibetan refuges after a failed revolt in Tibet

    India welcomed many Tibetan refuges after a failed revolt in Tibet

  • Soviets shot down a U-2 plane

    Soviets shot down a U-2 plane

  • skies again provided the arena a superpower conflict

    skies again provided the arena a superpower conflict

  • East Germans build a wall to separate East and West Berlin

    East Germans build a wall to separate East and West Berlin

  • Mao urged China's young people to''learn revolution by making revolution''

    Mao urged China's young people to''learn revolution by making revolution''

  • Mao admitted that the Cultural Revolution had to stop

    Mao admitted that the Cultural Revolution had to stop

  • Soviet Union finally broke

    Soviet Union finally broke

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