International Events & Movements

Question 1

Mao Zedong and the PRC

Answer 1

Mao led the Chinese Communist Party to victory in the Chinese Civil War, establishing the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949.

Question 2

Bolshevik Revolution (1917-1922)

Answer 2

The overthrow of the Russian Tsarist regime led to the creation of the Soviet Union, marking the beginning of Communist rule in Russia.

Question 3

Vladimir Lenin

Answer 3

Leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, founder of the Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin: Successor to Lenin, Stalin transformed the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state, initiating purges and forced collectivization.