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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 was the relationship between Germany and the soviet union at the start of world war 2?
From 1922 till the Nazis came to power (1933) relations between Germany and the Soviet Union were good. At first the outcast, 'outsider' status of both countries, the fact that both were despised and hated, did much to foster mutual sympathy. Under the terms of the Treaty of Rapallo (1922) Germany became one of the first countries to recognize the Soviet Union. In secret clauses the Soviet Union allowed Germany to train and maintain a large number of soldiers on Soviet territory and in this way to avoid the provision of the Versailles Treaty that restricted the size of the German army to 100,000 men. This arrangement was ended by the Soviet Union in 1933 in view of the Nazis' rabid hostility to Bolshevism. Soviet support for the popular front in France and Spain ran counter to Nazi plans. Relations between the two countries remained poor until the summer of 1939, when the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact led to the deal that carved up much of Eastern Europe in 1939-40. Joncey
Was Soviet Russian a socialist country?
Primarily Capitalist, though there is free education and most forms of basic medical care are provided by the state. However, tax rates are low, and most of the economy is private (i.e., capitalist).
What is the difference between fascism and Soviet totalitarianism?
Both are authoritarian governments, but fascism focuses more on aggressive expansion.
By leading Americans to view Communist beliefs as dangerous to the United Statesr
When world war ii ended what was the major disagreement in the us and the soviet union?
The money and war damages. More ecnomic things.
Was glasnost and perestroika successful?
No, perestroika in the Soviet Union did not succeed. Gorbachev's reforms were not comprehensive enough to truly improve the Soviet economy.
How did the soviet unions economy work under a communist government?
soviet unions command economy worked because of the great deppresion
What event caused the Soviet Union to join the Allies in World War 2?
The invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany beginning on June 22, 1941 (Operation Barbarossa, originally Operation Otto).
Germany's ally, Japan, launched a similar Sunday surprise attack against the US at Pearl Harbor six months later on December 7, 1941, but in that case there were no treaties to abrogate, only specious peace talks.
Which country was more to blame for the beginning of the cold war the soviet union or the US?
It "might" be an even split; but let's look at the particulars:
1. Both the US/allies & USSR raced for Berlin in 1945, both got there and divided Berlin and Germany into two separate nations, East and West Germany (and East and West Berlin). But, the USSR put up the Berlin Wall...not the US.
2. Both the US/allies & USSR raced into Japan in 1945, both got there, but this time the US was abit more experienced in dealing with the Soviets (Russians) and only let them take Northern Korea and portions of some of northern Japan; Japan and it's capital were not divided up like Germany was.
3. Both the US/allies & USSR were in Korea in 1945, and both nations agreed to a division of Korea at the 38th Parallel. Then 5 years later, Stalin equips the North Koreans with T34 tanks, aircraft, artillery, small arms, ammo, fuel, and goads them into invading South Korea in 1950. That same year Communist China enters the fray because the US/allies push to close to their borders and the Red Chinese didn't know if the US/allies were going to stop at their border or...invade Red China! So the Communist Chinese counter-attack immediately. When Stalin dies in 1953...the Korean War also ends.
So what do we have? The Soviets were taking territory, putting up walls, invading foreign countries (South Korea)...and the US was NOT. The US was seemingly always on the defense, while the communists were (seemingly) always on the offense. They even actually won a war against the free world...they physically drove their T54 tanks into a free country and took it over on 30 April 1975. The US couldn't afford to stop it; the price the US paid in blood had already been paid...and the US didn't want to pay anymore.
How did Chinese communism differ from communism in the soviet union?
Soviet communism is where everyone is equal. All the money you make goes to the betterment of the communist state. Inchina people can make there own businesses and keep the money that they make.
BUT the similarity is that there country's are both run by a huge council of men. SO if the USA was communist each state would have a mini dictator that all report to the major... president.
What was the Soviet Union formerly known as?
The Soviet Union (short for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR) was a single-party Marxist–Leninist state. It existed from 1922 until 1991. It was the first country to declare itself socialist and build towards a communist society. It was a union of 14 Soviet Socialist Republics and one Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russia).
The Soviet Union was created about five years after the Russian Revolution. It was announced after Vladimir Lenin overthrew Alexander Kerensky as Russian leader. The communist government developed industry and over time became a major, powerful union. The largest country in the Union was Russia, and Kazakhstan was the second. The capital city of the Soviet Union was Moscow. The Soviet Union expanded its political control greatly after World War II. It took over the whole of Eastern Europe.
What was the Soviet Union and when did it exist?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) was a collection of 15 states (republics) in the regions of eastern Europe and west central Asia. Between World War I and World War II, the new communist government of Russia consolidated control over these regions, which were ostensibly autonomous republics but controlled from the central government in Moscow under the Communist Party hierarchy. Expanding further on the already large Russian territory, the USSR stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Afghanistan and from Poland in the east to China in the west.
During and after World War II, Soviet control also extended over 11 previously independent states of eastern Europe. This included Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the Baltic, through East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. These countries within the Soviet bloc had puppet communist governments and their economies were used to prop up the quasi-empire of the USSR. It was not until the Soviet economic setbacks of the 1970s and 1980s that many of these countries broke free from domination, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union followed in 1991.
Republics of the USSR included the current states of Russia, the Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, and the aforementioned Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
(see the related Wikipedia article below) (map shows republics now independent)
Capitalism and communism - APEX.
When did Belarus join the Soviet Union?
Belarus, or Belorussia at that time, joined the Soviet Union on December 29, 1922 when the initial Treaty of the Soviet Union was entered into by it and the Russian, Ukraine and Tsanscaucasus Federated Republics.
What countries signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939?
The most famous non-aggression pact is the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between the Soviet Union and Germany, which lasted until the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
What did the United States and the Soviet Union sign a treaty to destroy?
i think i love you. i have been thinking about you all day. i want you in me right now
Terrible, they asked the US for financial assistance.
The Cold War was the fear that the Soviet Union would expand communism.
What makes western nuclear plant safer then Soviet?
Western nuclear plants are generally considered safer than Soviet designs due to several key factors. They prioritize robust safety systems, including multiple redundant safety features, advanced containment structures, and a focus on passive safety mechanisms that require no active intervention. Additionally, Western regulatory frameworks emphasize rigorous oversight, comprehensive training for personnel, and a culture of safety that encourages transparency and continuous improvement. In contrast, many Soviet designs often had less emphasis on redundancy and safety culture, contributing to a higher risk of accidents.
The question is disputable as there was no one leader of the USSR (A confederation of states including but not limited to Russia which was controlled in Moscow IE not just Russia.)
During the 1920s due there was a power struggle which began after the death of Lenin in January 1924. Various candidates such as Trotsky, Stalin, Bukharin and others fought for party support - this struggle was eventually won by Stalin who gained enough popularity within the Communist Party to then become the leader of the USSR in 1928.
Stalin's leadership was long, brutal but arguably successful only ending with his death in 1953. Tens of millions of Soviet citizens died for a large number of reasons while he stood at the helm; however Russia did advance at a huge pace from an obscure peasant society in the 1920s that was largely irrelevant to global affairs to a modern industrialised state and after his death ultimately the world's other superpower only matched by the United States.
What was the soviet unions goal in the cold war?
The Soviet Union's (and more specifically, Joseph Stalin's) goals during World War II were two-fold.
First, they wanted to destroy their most dangerous rival and belligerent, Nazi Germany.
Secondly, they wished to expand their Soviet Communist system to control as many people and resources as possible.
