BY: COOPER D. AND SID B.

The Eastern Bloc

Our Claim

We think that the countries that were carved out of the Eastern Bloc still face many problems today.

What is the Eastern Bloc?

The Eastern Bloc is a term for the former communist states that were located in Central and Eastern Europe

Also referred to as the Communist Bloc

Counter claim

Some people may say that the countries carved out of the USSR are so small that they can’t possibly be of an good

But we say yes they areFor example, Armenian ships out almost

250,000 US dollars of precious metals a yearWhich then the US sells to people

The Location

The Eastern Bloc was created before WW2It lasted until 1991

Location of the USSR in 1960

The Creation of the USSR and Eastern Bloc

The USSR was created in 1922 as a result of WW1

The Eastern Bloc was created later that year

The USSR was created through war

Early History

From 1927 to 1953 the USSR was engaged in many things

Such as the WW2Joseph Stalin transformed the USSR by

strong economic power

Joseph Stalin played a pivotal role in early USSR

The height of the USSR

Nikita Khrushchev was the dictator during the height of the USSR

During his reign some landmark events occurred

Such as: The Berlin Wall was builtAnd the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred The Berlin Wall

separated West Berlin from East Berlin

and Communist from non-

communist

The Fall of the USSR

The USSR saw the end coming for a whileOn Feb 24, 1990 the first republic of the

Soviet Union declared independenceFive more followed shortly afterThen on December 26, 1991 the USSR

officially fell 1. Armenia, 2. Azerbaijan, 3. Belarus,

4. Estonia, 5. Georgia, 6. Kazakhstan, 7. Kyrgyzstan, 8. Latvia, 9. Lithuania, 10. Moldova, 11. Russia, 12. Tajikistan, 13. Turkmenistan, 14. Ukraine, 15. Uzbekistan

The countries that the USSR split into

The Aftermath

After the USSR fell the countries had to develop their economies

Reorganize their political systemsAnd, settle territorial disputes between each

other

Connections to the present day

People today still remember the days of rebellion

With the 20th anniversary back in 2011 it is now coming up in current events