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Who is this girl? RISE
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Now what? The Fall of Lindsey Lohan
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The Soviet Union: The Leaders and Policies of a Superpower Ms. Gogel
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Khrushchev's Policies 1)De-Stalinization – get rid of anything Stalin - Freed political prisoners 2) Peaceful Coexistence – make nice with the west (US) 3) Cuban Missile Crisis 4) Built Berlin Wall 5) Crushed the rebellions in Hungary and Czech
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Brezhnev’s Policies 1)Harsh ruler – crushed dissidents 2)Ruled by fear and brutal force 3)Détente – to ease cold war tension 4)Invasion of Afghanistan 1979 5)Brezhnev Doctrine – Soviet Union can interfere if communism is threatened in any communist state.
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SOVIET ECONOMY SUCCESSES: 1)Little to no unemployment 2)Provide cheap housing, free healthcare, daycare PROBLEMS: 1)Collectivization, not enough food 2)Factories produced poor-quality goods 3)No incentive to work hard
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FOREIGN POLICIES DEVELOPING WORLD: 1)As nations become free, the USSR tried to make them communist 2)Caused tension between US and USSR RIVALRY WITH THE UNITED STATES: 1)Space Race 2)Arms Race 3)Propaganda 4)Cuban Missile Crisis 5)Berlin Airlift 6)NATO/Warsaw Pact 7)Korean and Vietnam Wars 8)Berlin War 9)Invasion of Afghanistan
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