Russia Causes
On average how much money were Russia workers paid a day in the early 1900s?
1 rouble a day
What is the name of the peace treaty signed by Russia ending their involvement in WWI?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Name Sun Yixian's Three Principles of the People.
-Nationalism, Democracy and Peoples Livelihood
Who became the President of the Peoples Republic of China in 1959 following the GLF?
Who was the first President of China in 1912?
Yuan Shikai
Name one mutiny that occurred during the Russo-Japanese War.
Potemkin
What political party won the most seats for the Constituent Assembly election?
The Socialist Revolutionaries (SR's)
What was the name of the set of rules that Red Army soldiers were expected to follow?
3 Main rules of Discipline and 8 Points of Attention
Name two practices that the Marriage Law (1950) banned.
-foot-binding
-Polygamy
-Arranged marriages
-Child marriages
What battle occurred during the Russo-Japanese War in which Russia lost 11 battleships and over 10 000 casualties?
Battle of Tsushima
What date was the Fundamental Laws released (day/month and year)
23 April 1906
What was the name of the organisation that Kollontai led to promote women's rights?
Zhenotdel
How many taxes did peasants in the Gansu province have to pay?
44
How many intellectuals were sent to the countryside for 're-education' during the Anti-Rightist Campaign?
300 000-400 000 or 400 000
Name two things that were passed at the 10th Party Congress in 1921.
-NEP and On Party Unity
How many rifles were the Bolsheviks given by Kerensky and the PG during the Kornilov Affair?
40 00 rifles
Name three features of War Communism and a consequences for each.
Grain requisitioning- famine, peasant revolts, kronstadt
Militarisation of workplace- increased strikes, kronstadt, productivity falling
Elimination of money/trade- Black market and 'bag men'
State-supplied services- Insufficient rations for workers leading to cities dropping
Nationalisation of workplace- productivity falling
What percent of Chinese society did workers make up?
1%
What was the phrase used during the Korean War to encourage Chinese to join the war effort and boost morale?
'Resist America, Aid Korea'
What percent of Russian's could read in 1900 compared to 1926?
In 1900, 23% of Russians could read and write by 1926, 51% of Russians could read and write.
After how many days was the first Duma dismissed?
73 Days
How many men were in the Red Army in 1918 and 1920?
500 000 1918 vs. 5 million men 1920
What groups were part of Mao's On New Democracy?
peasants, proletariat, petty bourgeoisie, nationalist capitalists
What was the life expectancy of Chinese in 1949 compared to 1975
35 vs. 63
How many workers were killed during the Lena Goldfields Massacre in 1912?
250 were killed