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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 Soviet Union worried by developments in Czechoslovakia in Spring 1968?
By allowing greater freedom in Czechoslovakia, they risked the other warsaw pact countries demanding the freedom.
if Czechoslovakia was allied to the west, it would create a frontier for the Americans to match into Russian Ukraine from west Germany
What was the reason that the soviet union entered World War 2?
When they were attacked by Germany. Very bad choice for Germany.
Who was the major leader of the Soviet Union throughout the war?
Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union was the leader of Russia, and he did get much out of Roosevelt during conferences. He soon learned the basics of building an atomic bomb as Roosevelt was a bit loose with the subject. That lead to the Cold War in which there were enough atomic and nuclear bombs and missiles to destroy the globe, or the Earth.
Why weren't the rebellions successful over the Soviets?
From 1917 until the 1990s, the various rebellions that erupted against the Soviet Union's official power-holders almost entirely failed to succeed for primarily one reason: the superior strength of Soviet counter-insurgency force -- military-, diplomacy-, and intelligence-oriented alike. It should be noted that Soviet authority wielded its strength in a decisive manner to stamp out rebellions both internal and external -- and from the start of its history. Its effectiveness may thus be attributed in part to practical experience.
War with which nation greatly contributed to the economic downfall of the Soviet Union?
Twelve years after Russia invaded Afganistan in 1979, the Russian economy collapsed. In current day, there is a sense that the undeclared invasion of Ukraine is having a similar effect, due to loss of oil and gas revenues in Europe.
What does the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify?
the success of American influence over communisim
Why was the US alarmed by soviet control of eastern Europe at the end of world war 2?
As superpower United States watches other superpowers in the game of global domination, especially if that another superpower is a totalitarian state. If not checked Soviet or communist control could spread to western Europe and all over the world as communist ideas were very popular at the time.
Who was the most important leader of the soviet union in the 1950's?
Although Joseph Stalin ruled through to his death in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev, who ruled from 1953 to 1964, is probably more important for the 1950s.
How did mikhail gorbachev's actions bring the end to the soviet union?
He betrayed the whole country. He was a weak and mercenary leader and everyone hates him for that. Now he lives in London and makes money from food called in honor with him: pizza, vodka and so on.
How many soldiers invaded the soviet union?
Known as "Operation Barbarossa," the 22 June 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union involved some 4 million Axis troops over a 1,800 mile front with a reported 600,000 vehicles and 625,000 horses. It was the largest invasion in the history of war, and in the end, cost the Germans a staggering 95% casualty rate.
During the Cold War the Soviet Union under the leadership of Nikita Kruschev placed missiles in Cuba, and island that is 90 miles from the Southern tip of Florida. This became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was the closest the World ever got to Nuclear War between the World's two main Super Power's of the time.
What did the US and the soviet union accomplish in the space race?
The United States and The Soviet Union were Cold War adversaries! Both sides wanted a one-up supremacy in being the first country to go to the Moon and explore Space. With the threat of nuclear weapons so strong in the 1960s, the thought that an enemy would claim part of Space (to do whatever "evils") was very much a threat.
What was the country dominated by the soviet union?
You are probably looking for Iron Curtain, although Warsaw Pact would also work, or satellite nations, or puppet governments.
Did Fidel Castro made alliances with the Soviet Union?
Fidel Castro and Che Guevara were leaders in the Cuban Revolution, which later became a communist country. Che headed the attempts to bring communism to parts of South America. He was killed by government forces in Bolivia. Che remains an honored figure in Cuba.
What was the US reaction to the news of the soviets explorating space?
{| |- | They were not very happy. The Soviet Union succeeded in getting a satellite into orbit and sent dogs and men into flight before the US. But the Russians have not put a man on the Moon. Part of it served as a focal point and goal for the US increase focus on engineering and sciences in the US. |}
Did Czar Nicholas II become the leader of the soviet union after Vladimir Lenin died?
There was no-one there to rule so Stalin thought it would be an "Amazing" chance to rule.
Who was the soviet ruler who advocated a peaceful coexistence in the 1950's?
Answer:
Nikita Khrushchev created the USSR policy of peaceful coexistence.
expanded answer:
Although the Soviet's propaganda was for 'peaceful coexistence', the Soviets actually sponsored several violent rebellions, insurgencies, assassinations, & wars throughout the world. Khrushchev did appear to be less belligerent than Stalin & Lenin, and this likely led to his replacement by "hard line" communists. They increased their malice towards the west in the decades that followed. Soviet propaganda always tried to hide secret Soviet goals of world domination.
What factors encouraged the development of a totalitarian government in Stalin and the Soviet Union?
because the ctar was an aweful person
