Chapter 14 & 15 Flashcards
What did the pogroms that occurred in the late 19th century Russia do?
organized persecution of Jews
Who were the Bolsheviks?
Russian Marxists
Who did China’s peasants align themselves with in the 1920’s?
Communists
What were soviets under Russia’s Provisional Government?
Local councils
What is a totalitarian state?
state in which government controls citizens public and private lives
What was the purpose of the soviet states five-year plan?
economic development
Who seized power from Persia’s shah and changed the name of his country to Iran?
Reza Shah Pahlan
What did Sun Yixian’s Revolutionary Alliance accomplish?
overthrowing the last emperor
Which group was known for taking a 6,000 mile journey known as the “Long March”?`
Chinese Communists
Who led the famous protest known as the “Salt March”?
Gandhi
How did czars Alexander III and Nicholas II deal with calls to reform?
resisted all efforts of reform
How did the Russo-Japanese war show the czar’s weakness?
news of repeated losses sparked unrest and led to revolt during the war
Under the Treaty of Versailles, to whom did the Allies give Chinese territories to that had previously been controlled by Germany?
Japan
Which event did not happen immediately after the Bolshevik Revolution?
a totalitarian state was established
Which leader was responsible for the Great Purge and which group was the main victims?
Stalin; members of communist party
What was started under Stalin to improve the Soviet Union’s economy?
Industrial and Agricultural reforms
What was the result of China having a Nationalist government recognized by the world but a Communist party growing in the country side?
civil war broke out
How was the result of the nationalist movement in Saudi Arabia different from the results in Turkey and Iran?
Turkey & Iran pursued modernization
What led Great Britain to finally grant India limited self-rule?
continuous campaigns of civil disobedience from Indians
How did the reigns of czars Alexander III and Nicholas II help pave the way for revolution?
both spelled an autocratic government without reforms
What impact did Russia’s involvement in WWI have on the Russian Government?
revealed weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership
How did life change for Russian’s after the success of the Bolshevik Revolution?
Russia was organized into several self governing republics
Which of the following was not part of the transformation of the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state?
creation of First Soviets
Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the communists rather than the nationalists?
Communists divided land among the farmers; nationalists ignored them
Who were the victims of the Shanghai Massacre, and who were their murderers?
Chinese communists were killed by Chinese nationalists
What event in 1937 halted the Chinese civil war?
Japanese Invasion
What promises were made to the Indian people in exchange for their service under Britain in WWI?
reforms would eventually lead to self government
What influences created an environment for nationalism in SW Asia?
break up of Ottoman empire and western interest in region
In which country did Nationalists lead a successful rebellion against its sultan and then reform the government with an emphasis on modernization?
Turkey
Whose theory of relativity replaced Newton’s comforting belief in a world run by absolute laws of motion gravity?
Einstein
What were Franz Kafka, James Joyce, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all know for being?
Novelists
After WWI, most European nations had what type of government, if only temporarily?
Democracy
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
Stock Market crash of 1929
What was one part of Roosevelt’s New Deal program to fight the Depression?
large public works projects helped to provide jobs
Which leader had the title “II Duce”?
Mussolini
Which German political part sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism?
Nazi
Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the 1930’s?
Invaded other nations successfully
What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Axis Powers
What was the goal of U.S. Isolationists after WWI?
political ties to other countries should be avoided
What is a main idea of the philosophy known as existentialism?
the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will (Universal purpose of life)
What effect did WWI have on literature in the 1920’s?
writers expressed disillution
What effect did the Dawes plan have on the economy of postwar Germany?
saved Germany from inflation
In the late 1920’s, which of the following did not damage the U.S. economy?
shortage of workers
What was the policy of appeasement?
British & French decision to give in to aggression
Why did Japan Manchuria?
to gain iron ore and coal deposits
How did Sigmund Freud’s ideas weaken faith in reason?
believed that much of human behavior is irrational
What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?
stocks sold for more than their worth
What fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and Germany?
communist revolution
What important role did Winston Churchill play during this period?
he warned of Policy of Appeasement was disaster
In what way was Japan different from its allies Germany and Italy?
ruled by militarist and kept emperor in power
