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Soviet Union

  • Russian Empire
    1300

    Russian Empire

    a large space ruled by one person. He was a tyrant and starved his people.
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

    Russian citizans rose up against the leader of the russian empire. teh citizans of russia won the revolution. as a new form of government.
  • Russian Civil War

    Russian Civil War

    Two groups the Reds (Communist) and Whites (Capitalism) started a civil war in russia. Vladamir Lenin and the reds won the civil war. After the war, Lenin gave a speech outlining that people cannot disagree with the leader and the dictator has complete control. Lenin was assassinated by a white group member, and JOseph Stalin took over.
  • World War II

    World War II

    Germany caught and dehumanized Jewish because of there religion.
  • Start of the Cold War

    Start of the Cold War

    Russia was arguing with itself about if it should be communist, or capitalism.
  • Iron Curtain was Formed

    Iron Curtain was Formed

    The iron curtain was a group of countries that surround russia and kept any ideas from getting out.
  • Red Scare

    Red Scare

    America was trying to find the communists/spies and was in a very bad situation.
  • Space Race

    Space Race

    A race to see who could be the best, Russia v.s America
  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis

    The Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba, the U.S.A responded by using a blockage around cuba and then debated to have them removed.
  • Fall of the Soviet Union

    Fall of the Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union fell when countries started dividing themselves, and making their own laws. And Russia's new leader had the military turn against him when he tried to fix things. The leader before him put too much money towards the military and not enough towards everything else.