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Soviet Union:
Bolshevik revolution- Soviet union becomes communist
Burned everything to destroy resources for enemy troops
Millions of civilians died in the Soviet Union
Life was tough in the homefront
Vladimir Lenin- died before Stalin took power
Power struggle with Stalin and others
Stalin started having mass killings
Slave labor camps
Strengthened intelligence and secret service
Cult of Personality- Statues, pictures, propaganda for Stalin
Keeps people under control
Nationalization- government taking over civilian businesses
Government taking over farms
People were killed that fight back
Industrialization- expanding economy
Five-year plans
Banned religion
German non-aggression pact
Invaded Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland in 1939
Neutrality act in Japan
German invasion of Soviet Union in 1941
Scorched Earth policy- burning everything
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