Collective farms were large government-controlled farms where workers were required to produce a set amount of food.

It was called a “Cold War” because the United States and the Soviet Union never fought each other directly in battle; instead, they competed politically.......

The Cold War fueled a space race, as both nations wanted to prove their superiority in science and technology.

Under communism, a single political party controls both the government and the economy. Under socialism, the government controls key economic resources.

The Bolsheviks believed that a Communist government and a socialist economic system would solve the problems caused by the Industrial Revolution.

Under Joseph Stalin’s rule, Soviet citizens were isolated from contact with the West — they had little access to foreign information, culture, or trade.

Stalin wanted to isolate the Soviet Union to maintain strict government control and to prevent Western democratic or capitalist ideas from weakening Communis pw

The first countries to form the Soviet Union in 1922 were Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

Indirect conflicts included the Korean War and the Vietnam War, where the U.S. fought against Communist forces supported by the Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev tried to reform the economy and make the government more democratic. However, his reforms weakened the Communist system, and in 1991.....