Chapter 22 MRQ#1
When and where did communism exercise influence during the twentieth century?
Originated from Karl Marx and Marxism; Karl Marx predicted communism to take place in industrial societies, not rural/ peasant areas
Represented final stage of development of equality and collective living w/out private property
Vietnam was a major struggle; nationalistic, violent roots and communism from ho chi Minh spilled into Laos and Cambodia
Fidel Castro led rev. nationalist movement in Latin Am. and was against the American backed gov. in Cuba
After WWII, Communism took political role in Greece, France, US, and Italy
Fear ensued in the US of communism, aka McCarthyism
New communist organizations developed to unite parts of communism (Comitern, …show more content…
Russian Revolution:
Took place within a year, 1917
Caused by WWI pressures; exploited people, wartime shortages, workers, men, women protested and expressed outrage at the upper class
In February 1917, Tsar Nicholas II lost all support, ending the Romanov Dynasty
Trade unions formed in Moscow and St. Petersburg, grassroots, workers and stuff
First the Provisional Gov. came to power, and it led to another segue for radical groups (Bolsheviks)
Chinese Revolution:
CCP faced the Nationalist Party, led by Chiang Kai Shek after defeating the Japanese in WWII
CCP looked to peasant villages for support; Chinese peasants didn’t rise up together against their landlords like Russian peasants
Land reform, guerilla warfare, attacks on landlords and Guomindang led to the gain of respect from the peasants to the CCP
CCP grew tremendously through WWII; they had growing support b/c of their opposition to the Japanese invaders
CCP gave peasants reduced rents, taxes, and interest rates; they taught literacy to adults, mobilized women for the struggle and led the victory against the Japanese (the Guomindang seemed to be interested in fighting the Communists rather than the
When and where did communism exercise influence during the twentieth century?
Originated from Karl Marx and Marxism; Karl Marx predicted communism to take place in industrial societies, not rural/ peasant areas
Represented final stage of development of equality and collective living w/out private property
Vietnam was a major struggle; nationalistic, violent roots and communism from ho chi Minh spilled into Laos and Cambodia
Fidel Castro led rev. nationalist movement in Latin Am. and was against the American backed gov. in Cuba
After WWII, Communism took political role in Greece, France, US, and Italy
Fear ensued in the US of communism, aka McCarthyism
New communist organizations developed to unite parts of communism (Comitern, …show more content…
Russian Revolution:
Took place within a year, 1917
Caused by WWI pressures; exploited people, wartime shortages, workers, men, women protested and expressed outrage at the upper class
In February 1917, Tsar Nicholas II lost all support, ending the Romanov Dynasty
Trade unions formed in Moscow and St. Petersburg, grassroots, workers and stuff
First the Provisional Gov. came to power, and it led to another segue for radical groups (Bolsheviks)
Chinese Revolution:
CCP faced the Nationalist Party, led by Chiang Kai Shek after defeating the Japanese in WWII
CCP looked to peasant villages for support; Chinese peasants didn’t rise up together against their landlords like Russian peasants
Land reform, guerilla warfare, attacks on landlords and Guomindang led to the gain of respect from the peasants to the CCP
CCP grew tremendously through WWII; they had growing support b/c of their opposition to the Japanese invaders
CCP gave peasants reduced rents, taxes, and interest rates; they taught literacy to adults, mobilized women for the struggle and led the victory against the Japanese (the Guomindang seemed to be interested in fighting the Communists rather than the