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Soviet Union (USSR)
The Soviet Union was a Communist State and the inheritor of the vast Russian Empire's territory. It existed from 1922, at the end of the Russian Revolution, until 1991 when the fifteen Soviet Republics became independent countries. The Soviet Union was treated with both scorn and reverence by the Western Powers and opposed the United States throughout the Cold War.
4,001 Questions
Why was the city of Berlin vulnerable to soviet influence?
Not all of it was. Belin and Germany was divided into 2 sections. The USSR controlled the eastern half and half of Berlin. The Allies controlled the western half as well as half of Berlin. Belin was divided by a wall that finally was taken down after the USSR dissolved.
The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
What was The Soviet Union dissolved the Berlin Wall came down?
The Soviet Union didn't tear it down, the East Germans did it on their own. And it was torn down starting in 1989, not 1987. But what happened to it was they crushed it in a rock crusher and used it to pave roads.
Was stalin's rule beneficial to the soviet union?
He did help to modernise the country, but it can be argued that he was responsible for the death of up to 20 million people, so it depends which way you read it.
How did Germany and the Soviet Union split Poland in World War 2?
the border went from north to south.
Why did Soviet Union switch sides?
In World War II, if you mean the switch from Nazi German-allied to pro-Allied side, it is a combination of the bad blood of the Russo-Japanese war, Hitler's own race-based agenda [in which the Slavs were inferior, so they were well into Slavic states such as Czechoslovakia and Hungary, so they had easy access to the Soviet borders at the time], and especially the fact that Nazi Germany invaded them! The war was declared only hours before the invasion; but Stalin and his staff were so shocked by it, they could not believe it! Thus, for a good amount of time, the Germans went through the Ukraine, receiving sometimes warm welcomes [Stalin racked up his own high score of bodies in the Ukraine, particularly the rich and "pesky" private farmers]. This, of course, went to the wayside once Hitler and his race-conscious armies did a bit of "ethnic distillation" of their own to the population.
Thus, the Soviets whom were neutral, went to VERY, VERY, FLIPPING HOSTILE in only a few weeks.
After World War II, the reason why the Soviets and the U.S. had a serious drop in good relations, is simply the fact that the West had made its animosity towards the Soviet system very clear. The Allies tended to see the Soviet part of the war, as "better than my blood". When the Soviets realize how little their sacrifice mattered, and as funding went to war-torn states, but not any to the new Soviet satellites or the Soviet Union under the Marshall Plan; the Soviet Union got the hint. "The capitalists used us for their war"; which made Soviet war morale skyrocket, sending them from trustworthy ally to betrayed friend.
And as you can imagine, a betrayed friend is a lot harder to convince to trust again than just a traditional enemy, thus the Soviets always laid on the anti-West side because they felt the West had a continuing history of devaluation and exploitation [in this case they were the exploited, but remember, they saw capitalism as exploitation, thus capitalism became Westernism through guilt-by-association]
The northern part of the Soviet Union borders what ocean?
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Who was the head of the Soviet Union between 1953 and 1964?
Joseph Staling? It depends on which time period your looking from but most likely Staling.
Why Fidel Castro agreed to have the Soviet missiles installed in Cuba?
My opinion
To test the resolve of the young President Kennedy and also to find out how good the US spy satellites were.
The reason he approved is because Castro believed that another U.S. attack was immenent so he wanted the missiles as a defensive manuever
What impact did the dissolution of union of soviet socialist republics have?
affected nations throughout the world
Why was Joseph Stalin notable?
Joseph Stalin revolutionized the Soviet Union, and was extremely key in the defeat of Germany during the Second World War. His effects are still seen today. Russia modern day youth has found a strong liking for Stalin. And had Germany won the war, it would undoubtfully be a very different place.
He also initiated the Cold War, which although recently ending, still has a thriving effect on the world from the turmoil it left in its wake.
What countries were in the former Soviet caucasus republic?
The former Transcaucasian Soviet Republic consisted of Georgia, Albania and Azerbaijan.
What event in 1957 gave the Soviet Union a head start in the space race?
On the 4th of October 1957, the Soviet Union sent Sputnik into orbit. A month later the Soviets would send Laika, First living creature (a dog) in orbit around the Earth. The Americans thinking that they were years ahead of the Soviets had a nice little wake up call.
The premier of the USSR and leader of the Communist party was Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), who was in power from 1953 to 1964.
Why did the Soviet Union aggressively expand into Eastern Europe?
Under the terms of the Russo-German treaty in 1939, the Soviet Union was allowed to invade Poland from the east and to occupy and approximately half the country-Germans the other half. Later, the Soviet Union invaded and occupied all 3 Baltic countries: Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. After the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in June1941, the countries of eastern Europe became a huge battefield. By the end of the war in May, 1945, most of central and eastern Europe were under the control of the Russian army. There were to be free elections after the war in these countries, but the Soviet Union rigged the elections and forced out pro-democratic parties and leaders. By 1947, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Bulgaria and Albania were firmly in the control of the Soviet Union. World War II gave the Soviets a great opportunity to expand into the Balkans and eastern Europe and to have these puppet states become a huge buffer zone from future German threats!
How many years did the Soviet Union last?
as long as satin let them - first person ha ha "satin"...silky...lol anyways the Soviet Union lasted for 74 years (1917-1991) -me!
Which was one of the areas of disagreement between the soviet union and the US during the cold war?
The "Big Three" (Stalin, who ran The soviet union, F.D.R, president of the United States, and Churchill, president of England) Met at the Yalta conference briefly before the end of WWII to discuss matters about Germany. They decided at the end of the conference to split Germany up into four parts, American zone, French zone, British zone, and Soviet zone. After Germany was able to stand on its two feet again, they American zone, French, and British zone formed together as Western Germany. Stalin went back on his word and kept his share of Germany and turned that into Eastern Germany, which was communist. Since Berlin was in Stalin's territory, Berlin was to split in half, Western was democratic, and Eastern was communist. With Europe picking sides, half of Europe was communist, and half wasn't. During this, Stalin didn't want East Berlin to get to West Berlin, so he made a wall. To answer your question... The U.S. dissagreed about communism during the cold war.
Who are the three leaders of the communist soviet union in order of succession?
The first was Vladimir Lenin in 1917. Then, Joseph Stalin took over and is known as more of a brutal dictator. Mao Zedong was the leader of Communist in China back in the mid 1900's. Karl Marx as the original founder of Communism, although he never actually became a significant leader.
Hope this helps.
Who turned the Soviet Union into an industrial country?
Joseph Stalin was the one responsible for industrializing Russia. He did this by scrapping Vladimir Lenin's New Economic Policy in favor of his own Five Year Plans.
What did the US do to fight the spread of communism promoted by the Soviet Union?
All of the answers are correct.
Why was the Nazi-Soviet Pact important?
One reason for it being important is that showed the allies that Hitler was not as predictable as they thought he was. Hitler and the Nazi's were heavily anti-communist, therefore the allies counted on Hitler not wanting to create a pact. When the Nazi's did sign the pact, it showed the Allies that Hitler would go around his upmost values in order to increase the Nazi's position.
In addition the fact that the Nazi's now had a pact with the Soviet's meant that the Allies were no longer able to commit towards the Soviet and increase their position of power against the Nazi's.
