Russian Revolution
The leader of the Bolshevik Party, who would become Premier of the Soviet Union, but die shortly after.
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
Government programs meant to transform Russia from an agricultural country to an in industrialized one.
What were the Five Year Plans?
The dictator overthrown by Francisco Madero.
Who was Porfirio Diaz?
Early 20th century leader of Communist revolutionaries in El Salvador.
Who was Farabundo Marti?
This organization owned millions of acres of land across Central America.
What was the United Fruit Company?
Small, local governments consisting of workers, peasants, and soldiers.
What is a soviet?
Rich Ukrainian farmers that were persecuted by Stalin.
Who were the Kulaks?
Communal lands that had been discouraged by the cientificos, leaving a mass of landless peasants.
What are ejidos?
The indigenous of El Salvador were called this.
Who are the Pipil?
This group of Guatemalans were instrumental in bringing down the dictatorship of Jorge Ubico.
Who were teachers?
This agreement exited Russia from World War I.
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Farms that are worked by an entire village, and then the harvest is collected by the government.
What are collectives?
Zapata's movement believed in radical redistribution of farming lands. This concept would become important thoughtout Latin America...
What was La Reforma Agraria?
Investments by the American government in the development of infrastructure in many Latin American countries was called...
What is "dollar diplomacy"?
These tactics lead to a democratic change in government in Guatemala.
What are non-violent strikes and boycotts that crippled the capital, Guatemala City.
Lenin's main innovation to Karl Marx' communist theories
What is a vanguard party?
As Stalin aged, he became distrustful of his old comrades, doctors, and even Jews. This time in Soviet history was called...
What was the Great Purge?
A government form popular in Latin America that features a dictatorship, usually led by a military general.
What are "Strong Man" politics?
According to Miguel Marmol, this event was a major cause of the revolution in El Salvador.
What was the Great Depression?
Two immediate changes that helped Guatemalans under Arbenz' government:
What was the expansion of voting to women and illiterate people; social security; 40-hour work week; outlawing racial discrimination; free public education.
A temporary law allowing elements of capitalism to help boost productivity. Communist entrepreneurs were encouraged were allowed for a time in order to restart the Soviet economy after the Civil War ended.
What was the New Economic Policy (NEP)?
Stalin's main rival after Lenin died. He was eventually exiled to Mexico, where he was mysteriously found killed.
Who was Leon Trotsky?
A Liberal policy meant reeducate the masses and help modernize Mexico in the late 19th century
What was passing laws meant to stop the Church from holding wealth?
The event that lead to the end of the revolutionary movement in El Salvador in the early 20th century.
What was La Matanza?
Two long term consequences of the CIA's intervention in Guatemala's politics:
What were dictatorships, death squads, and disappearances, specifically impacting the Mayan majority?