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The United States and the USSR fought together against Nazi Germany during World War II.

As the war concludes, relations between The US and The USSR become uneasy and tense.

Joseph Stalin creates Pro Soviet governments in Eastern European countries.

US fears that Stalin will spread communism all over the world.

The ensuing conflict is called the cold war. the war never grew into an open conflict

1980s-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev gave Soviet people more economic and political freedom

Leads to the fall of the Soviet Union finally in 1991

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The russian revolution was people’s anger exploded into a revolt that ended the rule of the czars. It occurred from 1914 to 1918, during World War I.

A Communist Party, led by Vladimir Lenin, then took control of the government and the economy.

In 1922 this Communist Party organizes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or The "USSR"

Joseph Stalin leads the USSR from 1939 to 1945 during World War II

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Western Europe technology overpowers Russia's

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Western Europe technology overpowers Russia's

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Russian science and technology inferior to Western European science and technology

Peter the Great, the emporer of Czar, wanted to change this

In the emporer's attempt to do this, he moved  Russia's capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

Russian people called it the window to the west.

Peter made successful progress, but still couldn't compete with Western Europe

When Russia industrialized, it led to poor working conditions and low wages

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Vikings established a settlement near Kiev.

Settlement expanded, flourished, and adopted Slavic customs from the locals

Mongols invaded and halted Russian growth in the 1200s

the mongols controlled this region until the late 1400s

Ivan the Great ends the Mongol rule

Russia expands again

By the 1700s and the empire extends to Pacific Ocean

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The Russian state began in the region between the Baltic and Black Seas.

Today this area is made up of these countries:  Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and the baltic republics -Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania