People to Know
He led communist revolutions in Cuba in 1959. This led to overthrowing the Cuban government. He led Cuba as a communist leader until 2008.
Fidel Castro
This led to the Russian Revolution in 1917.
People were angry at the czar because he couldn't fix the problems of the poor. People couldn't afford to feed themselves or pay taxes.
What were the results of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward?
starvation in China; many people were killed; many people were overworked
What was the purpose of the US containment policy?
The US wanted to stop the USSR and China from spreading communism.
Stalin's Totalitarian State changed the USSR from a ________ society to a leading ______ and _____ power.
peasant; military; industrial
He was a Soviet leader who gained power in 1985. He introduced new policies like restructuring and openness.
Mikhail Gorbachev
What happened to the Soviet Union's economy in the 1980s?
In the 1980s, how did China treat the young students who revolted for democracy?
They were killed.
During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union competed in a ______________ to see which country could build __________________.
arms race; strong, better weapons and military
Stalin built hundered of __________ and ________ people to work in them.
factories; forced
He headed the Soviet Union after the Russian Revolution. He was the leader of the Bolshevik Party which overthrew Russia's temporary government and led Russia as a communist leader.
Vladimir Lenin
Why did the Soviet Union's economy weaken in the 1980s?
They spent too much money on the military to keep up in the arms race.
China remained a ______________ nation even in the 1980s to today.
communist
During the Cold War, the containment policy stopped the US from ____________ with the Soviet Union.
trading
Stalin forced farmers to join ________ which caused ________.
collectives; food shortages
He developed the concept of communism in the 1800s encouraging workers to revolt against their unfair property owners.
Karl Marx
What was the result of the Soviet Union's weak economy in the 1980s?
There were shortages of food and other goods.
During the 1980s, ________________ nations were holding elections and becoming independent, while _______________ remained a communist country, not allowing elections.
Eastern European, China
How did the US and the USSR build support for their opinions during the cold war?
They used propaganda.
Stalin ________ or ________ people in purges if they opposed him.
killed or imprisoned
He became the communist leader of China ordering the Cultural Revolution and killed or imprisoned those who opposed him.
Mao Zedong
Which leader decided it was time for a communist government in Russia during the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Vladmir Lenin
What was the main difference between Chinese politics and Eastern European politics in the 1980s?
Eastern European nations participated in freedom movements, freeing themselves from communist rule and holding elections while China remained a communist country with no elections or democracy allowed.
How was the Cold War fought?
It was a fight between democratic and communist ideas. Countries also competed in the arms race, trying to build strong nuclear weapons.
What is the meaning of totalitarian as it applies to Stalin?
Stalin was a totalitarian because he had absolute power and controlled every aspect of the lives of people of the USSR.