Stalin- Dictator of the USSR. Set up prison camps for war prisoners. Responsible for killing 10 million Russian people.
Zhukov- USSR general in WWII.
USSR and Germany had a understanding to invade Poland. Germany betrayed USSR.
USSR goals- spread communism!
Germany invaded Russia, but they packed no winter things so they could not keep warm.
Socialism- Money
Communism- rights.
Allies
America- 1941
USSR- post 1941
France
Axis
Japan
Germany
Italy
USSR- pre 1941
Gorbachev- First and last President of USSR.
Cold War- 1945-1990. US and USSR in a peaceful war. Nukes.
USSR went after 3rd world countries to turn them communistic.
China, Vietnam, Cuba, N Korea, Laos.
Soviets first satellite in space, sputnik.
Rurik- leader of the Varangians.
Vladimir I- ruler of a kingdom that extended to as far south as the Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and Volga River.
2 Russian leaders set out to fight the Mongul. Set out in 1223 and were severely defeated.
Mongul continued and destroyed Ryazan, Kolomna, Moscow, Vladimir, Kiev.
Nicholas II- last Russian emperor. Killed during Bolshevik revolution. Cut wages of lower class.
Bolshevik Revolution- peace, bread, land. seizure of power in 1917. Created Soviet Russia. End of Russian Provisional Gov. Start of Russia Civil War.
Vladimir Lenin- Russian communist revolutionary.
big 2- FDR, Churchill, Stalin.
Gregory Zhukov- 5 star general for Stalin. Right hand man for Stalin. Destroyed Russian cities.
Non-Aggression Pact- Signed in 1939 between Germany and USSR. They would not invade each other. in 1941 Germany invaded the USSR
After wwii us and ussr were 2 world supers.
Cold War- Political, strategic, and ideological struggle between US and Soviet Union.
Stalin broke his promise of free elections.
Talta Conference- big 3 agree to establish UN. Germany be divided into 4 zones. Free elections in east Europe. Russia to join in war against Japan.
Post WWII US goals- open markets. promote democracy. stop communism.
USSR goals- create greater security for itself. establish defensible borders. Spread communism. Encourage friendly governments near borders.
Berlin Crisis- 3 zones of Germany. west wanted the east to rejoin. Stalin decided to blockade west Berlin. in May 1949 lifted blockade.
Stalin dies- 1953
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