Chapter 12:3
Russia = U.S.S.R. = Soviet Union
In 1917, Czar Nicholas II is overthrown and Russia becomes a communist nation.
Ruled the Soviet Union during WWII The government controlled everything– what to build, what to make in factories, what to grow on farms Used secret police
Government-owned and employed large numbers of workers Food was distributed by the government Often, people didn’t have enough to feed their families
WEST: NATO (U.S. and Western Europe) Constitutional monarchies and democracies FREE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) United States Belgium Britain Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal 1952: Greece & Turkey 1955: West Germany 1983: Spain
EAST: Warsaw Pact (U.S.S.R. and Eastern European countries) Communist puppet governments NOT FREE!!!
Warsaw Pact (1955) }U. S. S. R. }Albania }Bulgaria }Czechoslovakia }East Germany }Hungary }Poland }Rumania
The U.S.S.R. controlled Eastern Europe through puppet governments. They could vote, but they only had ONE party to choose from. This is called a one party system.