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THE BIRTH OF THE SOVIET UNION - Coggle Diagram
THE BIRTH OF THE SOVIET UNION
The Russian Civil war and fareign intervention
The economic situation in Rsussia was chaotic
Growing power of the Bolsheviks
Led to the emergence of counterrevolutionary armed groups
Control large outlying and rural regions of Russia
Foreign powers saw the October Revolution as a serious threat
It aspired to create a communist society without social classes
Russia's exit from the war
The debts contracted by the tsar wouldn't be paid
The Soviets wanted to extend the revolution to the whole world
The Soviet State
Despite chaos and enormous hardship
The Soviet Union was formed in 1922
The response to the war situation
War Communism
Seized food
Imposed forced labour
Militarised the industry
Troops always had suplies
It was disastrous for the people
Most people went hungry and protests spread
One Party dictatorship
Controlled by the Bolsheviks and the Secret Police
The economic situation was critical
New Economic Policy
Mixed system
Capitalism
Socialism
Lenin died in January 1924
