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Russia & The Western Republics – Pt. 2

Russia & The Western Republics – Pt. 2. Chapter 16 Section 1 Pages 361-367 TEKS: 1A, 5A, 6A, 6B, 8B, 9A, 10B, 10C, 11B, 16A, 16C, 18A, 18B, 18C, 20A, 21A, 21C, 22B, 22C. U.S.-Soviet Tensions During WWII. U.S. wasn’t on good terms with Soviet Union before WWII.

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Russia & The Western Republics – Pt. 2

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  1. Russia & The Western Republics – Pt. 2 Chapter 16 Section 1 Pages 361-367 TEKS: 1A, 5A, 6A, 6B, 8B, 9A, 10B, 10C, 11B, 16A, 16C, 18A, 18B, 18C, 20A, 21A, 21C, 22B, 22C

  2. U.S.-Soviet Tensions During WWII • U.S. wasn’t on good terms with Soviet Union before WWII. • Allies during the war to defeat Nazi Germany. • Lots of suspicion and distrust on both sides. • The fear of Soviet’s spreading Communism led to Cold War.

  3. Harsh Reality of an Economic Dream • Millions starved because of collective farms. • People saw only a few benefitted from economy. • Millions were killed for their protests.

  4. Fall of Communism in USSR • Mikhail Gorbachev became president in the 1980s. • Gorbachev allowed more economic and political freedoms. • This led to republics demanding independence, and fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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