Historical Figures
The dictator of the Soviet Union who established a totalitarian state. They introduced a Five Year Plan and transformed the Soviet Union from a peasant society into an industrial superpower
Who is Joseph Stalin?
A movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion.
What is the Enlightenment Era?
The transformation of traditional societies into industrial societies.
What is modernization?
This Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power.
What is the French Revolution?
A government ruled by a king or queen.
What is monarchy?
The fascist dictator who campaigned to kill all the Jews of Europe.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
The refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition.
What is civil disobedience?
Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments; violence or mistreatment of humans.
What is a human rights violation?
This revolution shifted societies from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural to urban areas.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
System of government in which all "citizens" (however defined) have equal political and legal rights, privileges, and protections.
What is democracy?
They were an Indian independence activist and leader who played a key role in the peaceful resistance movement against British colonial rule.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This policy states that the government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy.
What is laissez-faire?
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
Removed colonial powers from the region and brought about independence.
Toussaint Louverture, St. Martin, and Simon Bolivar are all leaders within this Revolution.
What is the Latin American Revolution?
A political system in which the state holds total authority. No elections are held, or if they are, candidates must be approved by the ruling group.
What is totalitarianism?
The German philosopher who wrote The Communist Manifesto and created the main form of modern communism.
Who is Karl Marx?
"Openness; called for increased transparency in government institutions and activities within the USSR; Mikhail Gorbachev. Usually paired with "Perestroika"
What is Glasnost?
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
What is imperialism?
This Revolution consisted of the overthrow of Shah Reza Pahlavi as a reaction in part to the modernization of the nation based on Western culture, technology, and philosophy, and the establishment of an Islamic Republic.
What is the Iranian Revolution?
An economic system in which major industries are owned by the workers, rather than by private businesses.
What is socialism?
The Chinese politician and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China. They introduced China to The Great Leap Forward.
Who is Mao Zedong?
Complete government ownership of land and property, single-party control of the government, the lack of individual rights, and the call for worldwide revolution.
What is communism?
The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.
What is industrialization?
increase in production of food grains (such as rice and wheat) due to the introduction of high-yielding varieties, use of pesticides, and better management techniques in the early 20th C.
What is the Green Revolution?
An ideology that advocates for a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally owned, instead of being owned by individuals. Workers of the world unite.
What is communism?