The document compares conditions in the USSR and US from 1945-1987. It notes that the USSR suffered greatly from WWII with over 8 million war deaths plus 40-90 million deaths from Stalin's purges. In contrast, the US only had around 425,000 war deaths and no major purges. After WWII, the USSR had a large army taking over Eastern Europe while the US army was going home, but the US had developed the atomic bomb. Infrastructure was crumbling in the USSR while manufacturing was strong in the US. By 1950, the USSR had a strong army but weak consumer economy and shortages, while the US had a housing and economic boom. Literacy was almost 100% in both countries by the late 1980s
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Mais de Joe Boisvert Adjunct Professor of History, Gulf Coast State College Encore Program, Director of Compassionate Care, Amherst First Baptist Church, NH, Stephen Minister, Instructor Noah's Ark, Panama City, Florida
Mais de Joe Boisvert Adjunct Professor of History, Gulf Coast State College Encore Program, Director of Compassionate Care, Amherst First Baptist Church, NH, Stephen Minister, Instructor Noah's Ark, Panama City, Florida (20)
Compassionate care amherst first baptist church how week 2
A 8 russian soviet history - comparrison ussr vs. us
1. Joe Boisvert - Instructor
NOAH’S ARK RUSSIAN/ SOVIET
HISTORY US CONDITIONS VS.
USSR
2. US vs. USSR
USSR USA
War Dead 8 Million War Dead ~425,000
plus No Purges
Stalin’s Purges 40 to 90 Coming out of the
Million over 30 plus Depression before the
years war
Population 138,739,892 War not fought of US
War Fought on Soviet Soil
Soil Most Cities Greatly No major damage in
Damaged US
3. 1945 -1950
USSR US
Large Soviet Army taking After Surrender of Japan
over Eastern Europe US Army going home
Scientist and Spies Developed Atomic Bomb
Developing Atomic during War
Bomb No Infrastructure
Communist System problems quite the
Crumbling opposite/ manufacturing
Infrastructure/ and ship and plane
roads, trains airports/ building strong
cities/ bridges/ cars
4. 1950
USSR US
Strong Army, weak Smaller Army, Strong
consumer economy Nuclear Threat
Housing Shortages Housing Boom, new
Food Shortages house every 16 minutes
in US – Levittown –
Stalin Still in Power Growth of Suburbs
Purges continue, Gulags
Continue Most Prisoners sent
back to Germany
High number of German
Prisoners Some Scientist
encouraged to stay
Spies Everywhere
Spying Still in Place
5. 1945-1987
USSR US
Literacy almost 100% Literacy 99% note only
Life Expectancy after fall of means people 15 and above
Communalism 60 who can read and write at
some level
Low birth rate
Life Expectancy 78.7
Over 65 years of age only half
as many men as woman Birth rate after the war Baby
Boomer year 300 births an
Largest Land Mass in the hour
World – to cold to dry little
access to ocean ports Half the Size of Russia, good
weather lots of water ports
138,739,892 people in 2011
Population 313,232,044 in
2011