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Impact of WWI
The war united Russia. A negative factor was that as men went to war, there was nobody to work factories and farms. The Industry and Agriculture fell apart, so did the economy. There was food shortage as well causing riots and uprising of angry civilians. Riots broke out as a result of starvation. As the number of death increased, so did the level of discontent. -
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War Communism
Communists were in control of everything. Peasants were treated unfairly. -
Armistice
http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/US_Peace_Treaty_with_Germany
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Between the Wars
There was already tension between European countries and the United States before World War I. In between WWI and WWII, there were a few factors that sparked the second World War. -
Russia turned into a Soviet Union
The Red Army invaded Russia causing the country to turn into a Soviet Republic. The Red Army consisted of peasants and workers. -
Afghanistan signed a Treaty of Friendship with the Soviet Union
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Communist produced a constitution
After Lenin's death, his delegates made a constitution. It set up an elected legislature (Supreme Soviet), gave citizens over 18 rights to vote. Power, resources, & means of production belonged to peasants. -
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New Economic Policy (NEP)
http://www.britannica.com/event/New-Economic-Policy-Soviet-historyThe NEP was created by Nikolai Bukharin. The NEP allowed the return of agriculture, trade, & industry to private ownership while the state retained control of heavy industry, transport, banking, and foreign trade. Money was reintroduced into the economy in 1922, which had been abolished by War Communism. Peasants were allowed to own their own land, while paying taxes to the state.NEP reintroduced a measure of stability to the economy and allowed the Soviet people to recover from years of war. -
A German-Russia treaty was signed in Italy.
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Death of I. V. Lenin
This caused a race for his position between Joseph Stalin and Trotsky. Stalin ended up when because he had cautious views and more supporters. Trotsky fled the country in 1929 and was murdered in 1940. -
Joseph Stalin replaces NEP with a Command Economy
A command economy is when government officicals make basic economic decisions. Government owned all businesses and financial resources. -
NEP Works
Food production went back up. Standard of living began to improve. -
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Stalin proposed a "5 year plan"
This plan was set to build heavy industry, improve transportation, and increase agriculture. It did leave a positive effect on Russia. These 3 areas did improve. Feeding the population of the Soviet Union was still a major issue. -
Women's Role Changed
Many women were working in medicine, engineering, or the sciences. Women contributed to economic growth. They worked in factories, construction, and on collectives. -
Soviet Union proposes alliance w/ France and Great Britain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/3223834/Stalin-planned-to-send-a-million-troops-to-stop-Hitler-if-Britain-and-France-agreed-pact.html
Stalin wanted to stop Hitler and his power. -
Soviet Union bans religion
WIth the ideas of Marx, atheism became an official state policy. The party seized religious property and converted churches into offices and museums. Many priests and religious leaders were killed or died in prison camps. Other religions were prosecuted as well. Communists replaced religion with their own ideology. -
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An Age of Totalitarian Control
Stalin turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. There is 1 party dictatorship that attempts to regulate every ascpect of the lives of its citizens. The Communist party used secret police, terror, purges, and censorship. -
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The Great Purge
Stalin feared of rival parties plotting against him. He set out to kill wealthy peasants. Stalin & his secret police cracked down on party activists. Many party members were sent to forced-labor camps. The victims were most of the nation's military officers. This loss affected when Germany invaded. -
World War II Begins
This war started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Countries involved were Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, Australia, Canada, India, S. Africa, New Zealand, Jamaica, British, etc. It was one of the bloodiest wars in history and left millions dead. -
Russia invades Poland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-invades-poland
Russia met up with Germany during this invasion because Germany was invading at the same time. They surrendered and handed over Polish prisoners. Russian ended with 3/5 of Poland and 13 million of its people. -
Germany invades Russia
Russia lost a lot of military power. Germany took advantage and invaded Russia. -
Joseph Stalin dies
In his era, the Russian military became a superpower and he was a world leader in heavy industry. Yet Soviet people were ruled by totalitarianism.
