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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.
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What countries make up Soviet Union today?
Norway, Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia (Slovakia), Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Mongolia, North Korea. Some of these shared borders are difficult to spot on a world map, you need something a little more detailed.
the building of Soviet nuclear missile sites in cuba
What caused suspicious between the united States and the Soviet Union During World War 2?
Partly the distrust was due to Stalin's personal paranoia. Stalin trusted no one. The one and only person he ever brought himself to trust was Adolph Hitler, when they were partners in crime, each merrily invading his neighbors between 1939 and 1941. And then his buddy Hitler stabbed him in the back and invaded Russia.
There was a more concrete reason for the distrust though. Both the US, and to a greater extent the UK had sent military forces to Russia just after WWI ended, to try to help the "White Russians" beat the Reds, the communists, of whom Stalin was one, and who nevertheless held on and eventually were able to consolidate their control over Russia. So the US and the UK were unsuccessful in strangling the communist revolution in Russia in the crib. But they had continued to be vocal in denouncing communism in general and the Soviet Union in particular. The Russians had never forgotten this.
How did detente affect relations between the Soviet Union and you.s?
Detente eased the tension between the Soviet Union and the u.s.
The reduction of nuclear arms enhanced national security for both nations.
"thawing" period of the cold war.
How did the postwar policies of the US and Soviet Union contribute to the beginning of the Cold War?
The USSR & US "Were" the Cold War. The earth was a divided house. One side of the globe was communist; the other side was non-communist. Those that were neutral were constantly striving to remain neutral.
How did the Great Depression affect Germany and the Soviet Union differently?
By wielding complete control over all aspects of the economy, dictators were able to stabilize their economies.
This action provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union?
The united states mostly with hundreds of planes sending supplies and much needed items.
What country left the soviet union first?
I believe it was Lithuania (Lietuva).
Lithuania left in 1990, followed by Latvia and Estonia. Then Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus dissolved it in December of 1991.
What characterized Joseph Stalin leadership of the soviet union?
determination
efficiency
patience
charisma
knowledge
What was the major problem for the soviet union after World War 2?
They both were racing to the moon. It was a technology race. It was called the Cold war. Though no shots were fired, it was clearly a battle of (almost) wits. The americans were presumed the winners because they landed a live man on the moon. (Apollo missions)
What man said that an Iron Curtain had been drawn down on Soviet held lands?
Winston Churcill in the Iron Curtain speech.
The main purpose of the many purges and public trials that too place in the Soviet Union in the 1930s was to suppress political dissidence. Through the purges and public trials people that spoke out against the government were made an example of through their punishments.
What did the US and Soviet Union seek to gain after world war 2?
The free world and the communist world. Or NATO verses WARSAW PACT.
Why was there opposition to Soviet control in Hungary?
When faced with opposition the USSR would always send in the tanks.
How did Stalin maintain his control in Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin controlled Russia by forcing the people to worship him secretively. This is called propaganda. He also used the secret police to spread important news and lies about the country, the country's government and Stalin. Stalin would say that Russia was a democratic government, so the people would vote, but there would only be one party to vote for. Communists.
Stalin control the USSR by propaganda, fear, purges, gulags and show trails!
He also used his popularity to enforce laws and policies.
- Terror: such as the Purges and the use of the OGPU, his secret police, who could arrest people easily without giving a reason, creating a climate of fear.
- Propaganda: posters and socialist realist art, such as novels and paintings glorified Stalin and created 'the cult of Stalin' where Stalin was almost worshiped and seen as 'god-like'
- Censorship: Stalin censored press items and books to make sure no one presented him in a negative way, and if they did he would have them executed. He also doctored photos to make it appear as if his rivals never existed
- Religion: Stalin attacked religion, and encouraged instead worship of himself. Nearly 40'000 Christian churches and 25'000 mosques were closed down.
What was the function of the secret police in the Soviet Union?
The secret police are probably better seen as "political" police, since the various secret police organizations did not perform regular police functions regarding crimes. Also some of the secret police were uniformed, but were assigned to root out political dissenters.
Some uses were
- Forming blocking forces behind regular Red Army troops with orders to shoot their own soldiers if they retreated against orders.
- Interrogate suspected political dissenters using torture.
- Root out people who were against Stalin's orders and plans and have them executed, exiled or imprisoned without trial.
- Encourage people to turn in counter-revolutionaries. They even encouraged children to turn in parents.
- Guard prisoners in the concentration camps and in the GULAG system.
Essentially, the secret political police were used to prevent any type of dissent from official public policies.
What challenges did the Non-Aligned Movement face after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
The Non Aligned Movement struggled to find relevance because it had been mostly based on opposition to the Cold War.
The Western powers did little to stop Soviet aggression in the world after the war because they?
they were weak from the war
Who was soviet union leader during Vietnam war?
Khrushchev until '64; Brezhnev until the end of the war.
The Soviet Union had guaranteed free elections in its occupation zone in Eastern Europe after the surrender of Nazi Germany, and agreed to try to establish a unified Germany. However, questions arose over the similarities in post-war Communist governments and the rapidity of their rise to power throughout what would become the Warsaw Pact. Additionally, Stalin's continued insistence on an international workers revolution threatened the US' and Western Europe's post-war security concerns.
What caused Hitler's invasion of the soviet union to fail in 1914?
The weather,starvation extreme cold,and his insanity and belief he had to control..and could control. he was a horrible human..if that's what one copuld call him..
