World History Chapter 30 Vocab

clung to principles of autocracy, father of Alexander II and grandfather of Alexander III

father of Alexander III

halted all reforms in Russia formed government where he had total power, strictly censored thing in order to stop revolution, try to establish uniform Russian culture (oppress national groups)

lead blood Sunday attack, launch Russia into WWI

wife of Nicholas II, ran government while he was away, ignored czar's advisers

son of Nicholas II and Alexandra, suffered from hemophilia (life- threatening disease)

in Marxist theory, the group of workers who would overthrow the czar and come to rule Russia

moderate, wanted a broad base of popular support for the revolutions

a group of revolutionary Russian Marxist who took control of Russia's government in November 1917

leader of Bolsheviks, engaging personality and excellent organizer, ruthless

revolutionary leader expertly commanded the Bolshevik Red Army

self-described "holy man" who claimed had magic healing powers, ease Alexis symptoms and got to make key political decisions, murdered for fear of increasing role in government affairs

life threatening disease, Alexis

reason why Russia became involved in WWI because of Slavic ties

a temporary government

one of the local representative councils formed in Russia after the downfall of Czar Nicholas II

a political practicing the idea of Karl Marx and VI Lenin originally the Russian Bolshevik

cold, hard, impersonal, leader of communist party, took role if dictator

an organized massacre

1904-5 conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by two countries' effects to dominate Manchuria and Korea

January 22, 1905 petition in St. Petersburg where more than 1,000 wounded/ many killed, provoked strikes and violence

Russia's first Parliament created by Nicholas II

Lenin's slogan

Russia and Germany, Russia surrender large part of territory, humiliation triggered anger

made up of groups who supported the return to rule by czar, wanted democratic government, socialists who oppressed Lenin's style of socialism, a;; have desire to defeat the Bolshevik

Bolshevik army

small scale version of capitalism, allowed peasants to sell their surplus crops instead of turning them over to the government, government control most things but supported private ownership and foreign investment

philosopher with theory of communism which is a classless society after the workers seized power

government control over every aspect of public and private life

a campaign of terror in the Soviet Union during the 1930s in which Joseph Stalin sought to eliminate all Communist Party members and other citizens who threatened his power

communist party newspaper that examined the purpose of art

examine and controlling media

an economic system, in which the government makes all economic decisions

plans outlined by Joseph Stalin in 1928 for the development of the Soviet Union's economy

a large government-controlled farm formed by combining many small farms

the Chinese Nationalist Party, formed in 1912

first leader of the Kuomintang , became president of new Republic of China, consider nationalism important

modern government based on 1) nationalism- an end to foreign control 2) people's rights- democracy 3) people's livelihood- economic

president after Sun, quickly betrayed demorcratic ideals of the revolution, spark revolts

a nationalist protest in China in 1919, in which people demonstrated against the Treaty of Versailles and foreign interference

an assistant librarian at Beijing University was founder of Chinese Communist Party

formerly called Chiang Kai-shek, son of middle class merchant, head of Kuomintang and then president of Nationalist Republic of China

Mao's reference of taking his revolution to the countryside

a 6,000 mile journey made in 1934-1935 by Chinese Communist fleeing Jiang Jieshi's Nationalist forces

laws passed in the 1919 that allowed the British government in India to jail anti-British protesters without trial for as long as two years

killing by British troops of nearly 400 Indians gathered at Amritsar to protest the Powlatt Acts

leader of independent movement, teachings based on major world religions, non-violnece

followers of Mohandas K. Gandhi

a deliberate and public refusal to obey a law considered unjust

to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion

a peaceful protest against the Salt Acts in 1930 in India in which Mohandas Gandhi led his followers on a 240 mile walk to the sea, where they made their own salt from evaporated seawater

brilliant Turkish commander, become president of New Republic of Turkey, want modern nation

Ataturk, nickname given to Mustafa Kemal because of his strong influence

Persia's new leader, set out to modernize country

member of once powerful Arabian family who began successful campaign to unify Arabia, named in Saudi Arabia

only territory of the Ottoman empire after World War I

new name given by Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud to unified Arabia