1. Match the Eastern European countries! Russia Hungary Belarus
Estonia
Russia
Latvia
Hungary
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Belarus
Poland
Slovakia
Ukraine
Slovenia
Moldova
Croatia
Romania
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Serbia &
Montenegro
Macedonia
Albania

2. Soviet Union’s Control of Eastern Europe
After WWII: Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe
Became “Satellite Nations” (mini-Soviet Unions)
“Hammer & Sickle”
USSR: United Socialist Soviet Republics
Nations dominated by
another country

4. The Cold War
Both the Soviet Union and the U.S. had nuclear weapons… A LOT!
They could not fight each other!
Would fight through Proxy wars

5. Dividing West from East
This division between Western and Eastern Europe became known as the “Iron Curtain” (imaginary)

6. Division of Germany
U.S., Great Britain, & France controlled West Germany…Soviet Union controlled East Germany.
The capital of Berlin was split into 2, east and west
Capitalism vs. Communism

7. THE BERLIN WALL 1961 – 1989

14. Fall of Communism Communism began to weaken in the 1980s
President Reagan’s massive increase in military spending resulted in the Soviet union increasing their military spending equally
Soviets could not keep up with the spending and bankrupted themselves
In 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved
The Cold War ended peacefully!

16. Russia today…a new Cold War?