7.1 Shifting Power Flashcards
Bolsheviks
A organization representing Russian working class citizens represented by Vladimir Lenin.
Communists believed workers should own what?
The means of production
On Bloody Sunday, January, 22, 1905 what happened to the thousands of workers who peacefully marched to ask the Tsar for better working conditions?
They were shot by the Tsar’s guards and police. About 1300 marchers died.
The Revolution of 1905 happened after Bloody Sunday. What did workers do?
Refuse to work.
Who ultimately took control of Russia after the revolution?
The Bolsheviks.
Who was Dr. Sun Yat-sen?
The leader of the Republic of China who took control after the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911.
What were three big problems facing China in the late 1800s/early 1900s?
Ethnic tensions
Famine
Not enough revenue from taxes
The Young Turks advocated for Turkification? What was Turkification?
An effort to make citizens of Turkey identify with Turkish culture, which was heavily Islamic.
Mustafa Kemal
Leader of the Turkish National Movement who led Turkish Nationalists to victory against Britain and European forces in 1921. Established the Republic of Turkey.
What was Mustafa Kemal’s NEW last name after assumed rule of the new Republic of Turkey?
Atatürk
Porfirio Diaz
Dictator of Mexico who allowed a LOT of foreign control over his country’s resources. He enjoyed medals.
When Porfirio Diaz jailed his competition Francisco Madero during the 1910 presidential campaign, what happened?
Madero escaped to El Paso, Texas and setup revolutionary headquarters.
Who led Madero’s revolutionary forces?
Francisco “Pancho” Villa
Emiliano Zapata, a Mexican revolutionary leader, did what with land ownership in Mexico?
Zapata redistributed land to impoverished peasants.
Mexico’s political unstability between 1910 to 1930 was deadly for about two million people. What were the two things that happened during this time that created later, long-lasting stability for the country?
A new constitution (1917). Women could vote!
The Institutional Revolutionary Party, the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional). All presidents of MX were members of the PRI until 2000.
How long was Sun Yat-sen in control of a lot of China?
two months
