Russian history (before Stalin
What was the army who was at war with the Red Army (Bolsheviks) that was fighting for the monarchy to be back in power
the White Army
what was the name of the political campaign lead by Stalin to kill all of his rivals?
the great purge
What did the great leap forward lead to?
the great famine
"It doesnt matter if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice."
Who said this?
Deng Xiaoping
The father of democracy and freedom of speach in China was who?
Hu YaoBang
WHo was the general of the Red Army?
Trotsky
what was the name of the program with giant farms that Stalin put all the peasants to work on?
collectivization
instead of going to school what were children supposed to be doing to help the economy
melt metal in the backyard
What did Deng Xiaping introduce to CHina that changed its economy to a more capitalistic one?
Special Economic Zones
What is the name of the internet censorship that China has?
the great firewall of China
Who shot Lenin?
Franny Koplan
What was the name of the secret police that worked under Stalin
The KGB or the NKVD
Name three things that lead to the great famine
killing all the birds
environmental issues such as drought
ripping up all the grass and chopping down the trees
taking agricultural workers away from farms and having them melt down metal as well
double planting and other bad agricultural techniques
collective farm managers lying about output of food to save themselves
Name three things that SEZs lead to
disparity between the rich and the poor
stronger capitalism based economy
rural to urban migration
mass industrialization
What is the Great Green Wall of CHina, and what is it for?
giant tree planting campaign in the north of China under Mongolia to stop the spread of the Gobi desert
How did Lenin die?
he had three strokes, and in combination with Stalin stressing him out he eventually died
What was the name of the communist youth that Stalin created to turn in their parents or family members if they were hiding grain or saying bad things about Stalin
The young pioneers, the Komsomolets
what was the cultural revolution? name 4 things that occured during this time
students persecuted their teachers
smart and educated people or artists and musicians were sent to jail or killed
chinese culture was eradicated including art, books, musical instruments, and traditional buildings, and religion
among others
What did Deng Xiaoping introduce to china that lead to an aging population crisis that they are now facing
one-child-per-family law
Name 4 things that are blocked on Chinas internet
many answers acceptable
What was the name of the treaty that Lenin signed with germany to withdraw them from WWI, what did it lead to?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, lead to losing a ton of land, factories, population and some of their cities.
What were the steps taken by Stalin to take over the country? 5 things
put his friends into places of power as the general secretary
stress Lenin out until he died
tricked Trotsky into not coming to Lenins giant funeral
making himself look like a national hero via newspaper pictures and propaganda
when it came time to vote everyone voted for him in parliament
take 200 points away from 2 other groups
if you can answer the following:
name three things that Chairman Mao Moddled after the Soviet union besides communism
5 year plans
collectivization
the gulag
the communist youth
cultural disapation
among others
what was the chain of events that lead to the Tiananmen square massacre needs at least 5-8 key events
hu yaobang died
quiet peaceful protests it Tiananmen square in Beijing
police beat up the protesters
protest spreads nationaly
protesters come up with a list of wants from the government
workers go on strike
President Gorbachev comes to China from Russia and reporters are allowed into the country
Deng Xiaoping instates martial law
army shoots and kills thousands of protesters
a guy stands in front of a tank and the whole thing is on international television
What is Neo Colonialism?
a way that larger more powerful countries take power over weaker lower income countries by putting them into debt, taking control of their political institutions, and? seizing their assets such as minerals and other resources