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History You are going to create a timeline for Russian history and a timeline for Eastern Europe history. Read through the events and then order them chronologically. You may use technology to help you figure out the timeframe. Once you have the events in order, record the timeline/events on your handout. Czar Peter 1 – known as Peter the Great – came to power. Under his rule, Russian enlarged its territory, built a strong military, and developed trade with Western Europe. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union and institutes a policy of economic restructuring called perestroika. A program known as “Russification” was created to make those of non-Russian decent more Russian. Collapse of the Soviet Union and satellite countries declare their independence Ottoman empire rules much of Southeastern Europe until the end of World War 1. After World War II Eastern Europe falls under the control of the Soviet Union. Large scale public demonstrations contribute to the fall of the communist governments in the east. Russian workers that suffered hardships from WW1 protested demanding “bread and freedom”, triggering the Russian Revolution. Nationalist protests and financial crisis led to new, ethnicbased countries within Yugoslavia. Ethnic cleansing happens affecting all groups, but mainly Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims. The country of Yugoslavia is divided into 8 smaller countries. Communist Soviet Union engaged in a political and ideological war with the West. (Cold War)