1. Considering the period 1953 to 1991, analyze the problems within the Soviet Union that contributed to the eventual collapse of the Soviet system.
Starting in 1953 the downfall of the Soviet Union began with the death of Joseph Stalin, dictator of Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Stalin started his leadership as Communist leader, but over time turned the Soviet government into a dictatorship. After his death, Communist Party leaders did not know what to do with the government which created havoc in political, social, and economical affairs. Once dead a reformer by the name of Nikita Khruhchev came into power and started to change the entire system. Then after he was gone, others like Mikhail Gorbachev and Lenoid Brezhnev stepped into power to fix the Soviet nations overall state. Failing to do so, their terms ended with the Soviet Union in pieces scattered across the grounds it used to stand upon.
After Stalin’s death, Nikita Khruhchev came into power and led the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. This was the first trimester of the years to come during the fall of the Soviet system. Nikita, started off the first years of his term trying to De-Stalinize the Soviet Union and reverse any examples or results from Stalin’s dictatorship. He tried to institute Communist reforms that had been lost during the reign of Stalin, …show more content…
After the second war, Western European economy was completely torn into pieces and was continuously groped by the exceeding amount of money to rebuild their states. Yet they could not seem to get a break, and movements across Europe, mainly the youth and feminist movements, started to gain popularity and come into a higher level were they posed numerous challenges on top of the already devastating economical ones. The state of Western Europe was in complete shambles, and through time it seemed that only more challenges were to
Starting in 1953 the downfall of the Soviet Union began with the death of Joseph Stalin, dictator of Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Stalin started his leadership as Communist leader, but over time turned the Soviet government into a dictatorship. After his death, Communist Party leaders did not know what to do with the government which created havoc in political, social, and economical affairs. Once dead a reformer by the name of Nikita Khruhchev came into power and started to change the entire system. Then after he was gone, others like Mikhail Gorbachev and Lenoid Brezhnev stepped into power to fix the Soviet nations overall state. Failing to do so, their terms ended with the Soviet Union in pieces scattered across the grounds it used to stand upon.
After Stalin’s death, Nikita Khruhchev came into power and led the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. This was the first trimester of the years to come during the fall of the Soviet system. Nikita, started off the first years of his term trying to De-Stalinize the Soviet Union and reverse any examples or results from Stalin’s dictatorship. He tried to institute Communist reforms that had been lost during the reign of Stalin, …show more content…
After the second war, Western European economy was completely torn into pieces and was continuously groped by the exceeding amount of money to rebuild their states. Yet they could not seem to get a break, and movements across Europe, mainly the youth and feminist movements, started to gain popularity and come into a higher level were they posed numerous challenges on top of the already devastating economical ones. The state of Western Europe was in complete shambles, and through time it seemed that only more challenges were to