The Rise And Fall of The USSR

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    The Soviet Union

  • The October Revolution

    The Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government creating a civil war between the "reds" and the "whites"
  • The Communists Win

    The communists "reds" win the civil war
  • Creation of the Soviet Union

    The soviet union is created after the won civil war
  • Lenin Dies

    Lenin Dies with a power struggle coming afterwards
  • Stalin Takes Power

    Stalin takes power after lenins death
  • Rapid Industrialization

    Stalin created a planned economy which led to a rapid industrialization of Russia
  • Non aggression pact

    Stalin signs a non agression pact with hitler
  • Satellite state berlin

    After capturing Berlin, stalin turned it into a satellite state.
  • Stalin Dies

    Stalin Dies
  • De-Stalinization

    the country goes through a process to purge the communist ideals
  • Tensions with US

    created tensions with US
  • Communism Falls

    The communist party is banned