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Russia was an empire where the poor were neglected and the rich were favored. They had a tyrant ruler. -
The Russian revolution happened as a result of the revolt and rise to power of the poor against a tyranical leeder -
The Russian Reds and Whites were plunged into a civil war. Lenin and the Reds won the war, later Lenin gave a speech outlining the fact that many of their rights have been taken away. Lenin was killed shortly after due to 2 shots out of 3 taken by Fanya Kaplan, the third barely grazing his suit coat -
during the war the Axis and the Russians united to fight, however Hitler doubled back on his promise for peace and attempted to invade Russia, only to be douped by the harsh winter cold. This attempted invasion force Russia to join the Allies -
this is when the US and USSR went into a passive conflict that ended in threat of nuclear war -
the iron curtain is a medaforical wall that prevented people from entering and leaving the USSR -
the Red Scare is a time where people were driven by fear and would even suspect their own family of being communist -
The Vietnam War was a conflict that started with France trying to invade Vietnam -
the space race was an event that caused major technological advancements in space travel. -
the Cuban missile crisis happened as a result of the US putting missiles in turkey -
Gorbechev caused the fall of the soviet union through his decision to allow a multiple party system and a presidency.