Unit 7: Global Conflict Flashcards
Bolsheviks
Reform group in Russia that represented the lower class lead by Vladimir Lenin
Young Turks
Reform group in Ottoman Empire that wanted a constitution like Western countries, little Western economic influence, and Turkification
Turkification
Effort to make all people of Ottoman Empire, a multiethnic empire, identify as Turkish, which was mostly Islamic.
Turkish National Group
Group that defeated British forces in the Ottoman Empire, establishing the land as the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
WWI dates
July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
WWII dates
September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
From 1900-1920, explain resistance that took place in some countries?
Cause: Internal + External forces
Nations~
- Russia
- China
- Mexico
- Ottoman Empire
Result: New nations + new totalitarian government
Explain the Revolution in Russia
Internally: Weak economy and military from no industrialization, problems with lower-class
Externally: Lost both the Crimean War to the Ottomans in 1͟8͟6͟5͟, and the Russo-Japanese war against Japan in 1͟8͟6͟5͟.
Bolshevik Revolution: Bolsheviks supported by the lower class, overthrew the government in 1͟9͟1͟7͟. They established a communist government that made changes like:
- Abolished free trade
- Controlled economy
- Redistributed crops to feed urban workers
Explain the Revolution in China
Interally:
- Ethnic problems between Manchu and Han Chinese
- Famine
- Low taxes couldn’t support infrastructure
Externally: Spheres of Influence
Revolution: In 1͟9͟1͟1͟, Sun Yat-Sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty, establishing a new government with traditional Confucian values and Western ideas like democracy. Revolution succeeded but Sun’s weak military gave power to military leaders.
Explain the Mexican revolution
Internally: Mexican’s didn’t support Porfirio Diaz’s leadership because he:
- Land distribution
- Large wealth gap
- Jailed election opponents
Revolution: From 1͟9͟1͟0͟-͟1͟9͟2͟0͟, people overthew Porfirion Daiz’s rule.
Explain the Resistance in Ottoman Empire
Problem: Decreased power of Ottoman Empire
Resistance: Young Turks created reform to establish a constitution like Western powers, less Western influence on economy, and Turkification.
Events leading to Russia Revolution
- Bloody Sunday
- Revolution of 1905
- Russo-Japanese War
- WWI
Bloody Sunday (RUSSIA)
Workers protested better working conditions, but many were injured/killed
Revolution of 1905 (RUSSIA)
Strikes by angry workers in response to Bloody Sunday
Russo-Japanese War (RUSSIA-JAPAN)
Russia & Japan both wanted to expand their influence in Korea, leading them into war. Japan easily defeated Russia which was unusual for a Western power.
Two results of Mexican Revolution
- Adopted new constitution
- Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was formed in 1929 which dominated Mexican politics
Why did the Ottoman Empire dislike Europe?
- Economic policies
- Influence (named Ottoman Empire ‘Puppet State’)
Ottoman Empire in WWI
Sided with Germany in Central Powers because of resentment to Western powers like Britian and France.
Puppet State
Ottoman Empire was mostly controlled by British forces that wanted to take control of the land.
What was the downfall of the Ottoman Empire?
WWI; allied powers beat central powers, splitting up the Ottoman empire into independent states like Turkey
Ataturk
First president of Turkey who focused on reform into a Western-style society with little Islamic influence.
Reform Ataturk did in Turkey:
- Established public education
- Expanded voting
- Wore and encouraged Western style clothing
Propanganda
Propoganda - Media used to influence peoples opinions by exaggeration or misinformation
☆ Goverments used to get people involved in war effort
☆ Typically exaggerated enemies
What event started WWI?
Assasination of Franz Ferdinand (archduke of Austro-Hungarian Empire) by the Black Hand to rid Austrian influence in the Balkans.
MAIN cause of WWI: Militarism
Militarism - Developing powerful military to compete for strength
- European powers recruited more and developed new weapons
- Industrial revolution made it possible to mass produce war supplies
MAIN cause of WWI: Alliances
Alliance - agreement between two states for protection if attacked
Tensions caused nations to create alliances:
- Triple Entente (Allies) - Britain, France, Russia
- Triple Alliance (Central Powers) - Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
*☆ Neutral Countries - Spain, Netherlands, Scandinavia
☆ Italy: Switched from Central Powers to Allies in the middle of WWI
MAIN cause of WWI: Imperialism
Imperialism - Competition to imperialize land created rivalries between nations
MAIN cause of WWI: Nationalism
Nationalism - People united with similar ethnicity, culture, language, politics, while excluding others
Black Hand
A serbian nationalist group that wanted to rid Austrian influence in the Balkans.
Patriotism
Similiar to Nationalism; Strong identification and loyalty to there people, but without excluding others.
Self Determination
Idea that nations should decide how they want to be ruled
Why was WWI called the ‘Great War’?
There never had been a war that involved as many nations and casualties.
Total War
Everybody involved uses all their resources to win
Why was WWI a total war?
Every nation used all there resources to win:
- Women produced food and war supplies
- Men fought in military
- Resources were rationed
- Propaganda
What military developments were in WWI?
- Strategies like trench warfare
- Weapons like machine guns
- Chemical weapons like tear gas
- Transportation like submarines, airplanes, and tanks
Chemical weapons used in WWI
- France developed tear gas which damaged eyes and lungs
- Germany developed Chlorine gas that destroyed the lungs causing death
Trench Warfare
Fought in trenches dug in the ground; filled with water and were unsanitary, leading to health issues
Causes of US entering WWI
- Sinking of Lusitania: German submarines sunk an American ship, killing more than 100 U.S. citizens
- Zimmerman telegram: Telegram sent from Germans to Mexico wanting Mexico to start a war with the US in return for American territory lost from the Mexican-American war; intercepted by the US