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Who were the Bolsheviks led by?
Lenin
What was the Guomindang?
The Chinese nationalist party which ruled the ROC.
Who was Mao Zedong?
A Chinese librarian who studied communism and organized peasant support.
What was the Chinese Revolution?
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Who was Stalin?
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What was Zhenotdel?
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What is collectivization?
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What was the Cultural Revolution?
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What were the Great Purges/Terror?
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
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Who was Deng Xiaoping?
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What were Perestroika and Glasnost?
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Study Notes
Bolsheviks and Lenin
- A small, revolutionary socialist group leading the 1918 Russian revolution.
- Established the Communist Party under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin.
Guomindang
- The Chinese Nationalist Party that governed the Republic of China (ROC).
- Founded by Sun Yat-Sen, who was a military general turned political leader.
Mao Zedong
- Notable Chinese figure who embraced communism and gained peasant support.
- Played a significant role during the rivalry against the Kuomintang (KMT).
Chinese Revolution
- The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized control in 1949, starting from Manchuria and Southern China.
- The Kuomintang (KMT) retreated to Taiwan following the takeover.
Stalin
- Leader of the Soviet Union from the late 1920s and through World War II.
- Known for implementing Five-Year Plans aimed at transforming agriculture and industrial sectors, many resulting in widespread failure and fatalities.
Zhenotdel
- A Soviet bureau established to promote women's rights and equality within the USSR.
- Recognized as a highly radical feminist organization until its dissolution under Stalin.
Collectivization
- A policy aimed at consolidating individual farms into collective agricultural units.
- Focused on joint labor and state control of agricultural assets.
Cultural Revolution
- A Maoist initiative aimed at enforcing Marxist ideals in China and abolishing traditional customs.
- Resulted in societal chaos and hysteria, eventually curtailed by Mao.
Great Purges/Terror
- Periodic campaigns by Stalin to purge perceived threats or challenges to communist ideology.
- Involved mass deportations and executions of party officials.
Cuban Missile Crisis
- A geopolitical crisis stemming from the Soviet Union's attempt to place nuclear missiles in Cuba.
- Viewed by the United States as a direct threat to national security.
Nikita Khrushchev
- Succeeded Stalin as the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
- Attempted to rectify the excesses of Stalinism and address the negative legacy left behind.
Deng Xiaoping
- The leader who succeeded Mao in China and initiated sweeping reforms.
- Credited with transforming China into a major global superpower in the 21st century.
Perestroika/Glasnost
- Strategic changes implemented under Mikhail Gorbachev aimed at revitalizing the Soviet economy towards capitalism.
- Included policies promoting freedom of speech and greater transparency within the government.
Mikhail Gorbachev
- The final General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- His attempts at democratizing and reforming the USSR led to significant instability and eventual dissolution of the state.
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Explore the key figures and events of the Bolshevik Revolution, Chinese Nationalist Party, and the rise of communism in China. This quiz covers important leaders like Lenin and Mao Zedong, and significant historical transformations in the Soviet Union. Test your knowledge on these pivotal moments in 20th-century history.
