Chapter 14 Flashcards
What event in 1905 was called a “dress rehearsal” for the Russian Revolution?
Bloody Sunday
Who was the “mad monk” who exerted tremendous influence over the czarina?
Rasputin
Which revolutionary was returned to Russia in ordee to stir unrest?
V.I Lenin
What were the two groups who fought the Russian Civil War?
Communist Red Army and White Army
What name did the revolutionaries give their new country?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Who became the Soviet dictator in 1925?
Joseph Stalin
What is the term for a government that controls almost every facet of citizen’s lives?
totalitarianism
What is the term for an economy totally determined by the central government?
command economy
What was the term for the Soviet government-owned farms?
collective farms
What was the term for a wealthy peasant?
kulaks
What was the term for Soviet propaganda’s artistic style?
socialist realism
What was the name for the Chinese Nationalist Party?
Kuomintang
Who was the first leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party?
Sun Yixian
By the 1930’s, which party did Chinese peasants tend to favor?
Communist party
Who emerged as leader of the Chinese Communist party?
Mao Zedong
