Soviet Union Dbq Essay

Even though the Cold war ended, the influence of the Soviet Union didn’t. The Soviet Union grew out of the Bolshevik revolution and Civil war in 1917. The USSR was officially established in 1922. So what should textbooks emphasize about the Soviet Union? Well i feel that the three things that a chapter on the Soviet Union in a school textbook should emphasize the Culture, their military, and their economy, now let me explain why. Well one area that the textbook should emphasize on would be on the culture and the achievements that they got from some of the activities. While under rule, classical ballet grew. Young adults and children had to learn it in school. The two leading Soviet ballet theaters during that time were the Kirov

As on document E it shows The military spending differences between the Soviet Union and the U.S. during 1980. This document shows how much the Soviet Union was spending on their military, The USSR was using 11% of their GNP(Gross National Product) on their military and the U.S. was only using 5% of their GNP. I don’t exactly know why they were trying to build their military up by that much, maybe they thought there would be another great war and were trying to be prepared. .Another example is shown on document f, on this document it talks about how the Soviet Union fires earth satellite into space. This shows how advanced their military was, they were the first to launch a satellite into space. Their military should also be emphasized because it shows how they extended themselves and how they influenced everyone surrounding them. It also shows the difference between the USSR and the U.S., the world's two

During the 1980’s the Soviet Union seemed to be one of the most stable political units of the world, but just because they had a stable political unit does not mean every thing else was good. The economy of the Soviet Union had its up’s and downs, as it shows in document B people had a hard time communicating because there was up to 11 hour difference. Another thing is the gross national product difference between the Soviet Union and the U.S. during the 1980’s, The United States GNP was 2.47 trillion dollars and the Soviet Union’s GNP was 1.47 trillion dollars. I feel that since this is during the cold war the Soviet Union spent all their money on their military and during this time there economy dropped and since they were communist they had a hard time supporting their people. This also explains why the U.S. GNP was high, because they weren't building up their military and also the U.S. already had a really great military so they didn't need to build up in the first