Chapter 30 Vocab Assignment

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Communist Party

a political practicing the idea of Karl Marx and VI Lenin originally the Russian Bolshevik - Jan and most of my fellow friends where on the communist party.

Rasputin

"holy man" who claimed had magic powers - Rasputin murdered for the fear of increasing role in government.

Soviet

A Russian council composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers. - I'm a worker from the mines and I was once on the Soviet.

Provisional government

A temporary government - A group of anarchy had a provisional government until they went back to there old ways.

Mao Zedong

an assistant librarian at Beijing University was founder of Chinese Communist Party - Mao Zedong was the founder of Chinese Communist Party

Bolsheviks

Group of Russians who took control of Russia's government in 1917 -Our government may have a chance with the bolsheviks taking it over.

Proletariat

Group of workers who would overthrow the czar and come to rule Russia - Jan keep saying how the proletariat will come, but I won't till I see it with my own eyes.

Mustafa Kemal

brilliant Turkish commander, become president of New Republic of Turkey, want modern nation - Mustafa Kemal was a brilliant Turkish commander.

Joseph Stalin

cold, hard, impersonal, leader of communist party, took role if dictator - Joseph Stalin was a cold hearted man

Lenin

Leader of Bolsheviks very ruthless - Lenin was a ruthless leader over the Bolsheviks

Mohandas K. Gandhi

Leader of independent movement, teachings based on major world religions, nonviolence - Gandhi was a major peace leader back in the day.

Sun Yixian

first leader of the Kuomintang , became president of new Republic of China, consider nationalism important - Sun Yixian was the first leader.

Long March

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

Great Purge

a campaign of terror in the Soviet Union during the 1930s - The Great Purge start a great fear in the Soviet Union.

Civil Disobedience

a deliberate and public refusal to obey a law considered unjust - Rosa Parks was a Civil Disobedience for peace.

Collective Farm

a large government-controlled farm formed by combining many small farms - Collective farm is a government with a bunch of farms.

May Fourth Movement

a nationalist protest in China in 1919, in which people demonstrated against the Treaty of Versailles and foreign interference - May Fourth Movement was a nationalist protest.

Jian Jieshi

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

Totalitarianism

government control over every aspect of public and private life - Hitler had a totalitarianism over the Jews.

command Economy

government makes all economic decisions - Hitler made ALL decisions.

Amrittsar Massacre

killing by British troops of nearly 400 Indians gathered at Amritsar to protest the Powlatt Acts - Amrittsar Massacre there was nearly 400 Indians who killed British troops

Rowlatt Acts

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 - The Rowlatt act was passed in 1919.

Salt March

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 - Salt March was one of many peaceful protest.

Five-Year Plan

plans outlined by Joseph Stalin in 1928 for the development of the Soviet Union's economy - Five-year plan was plans by Joseph Stalin

Kuomintang

the Chinese Nationalist Party, formed in 1912 - Jackie chan went the first kuomintang.


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