1870s-1991 The World in Crisis
Category: Otro
Actualizado: 28 abr 2018
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russia enter WWIrussia war weary from WWIrussian strikes n demonstrationsfeb revolution,
Tsar abdicatedoct revolution
- women entry into workforce
-abortion n divorce legal
Russian Provisional Govt overthrowncivil war starts? Red Army created by Bolscivil war ends, Red wins
creation of soviet union
(minority loss autonomy)Soviet russia governed by centralised one partycreation of PolitburoCheka established
russians living in fearclosure of democratic constituent assemblylenin deadlenin stroke, semi retirementstalin made secretary generaltrotsky resigned as head of Red armytrotsky expelled frm partytrotsky assissinatedstalin supreme leader now
use of propagandaalmost all farms KolkhozySU now industrial base for powerful arms industryeconomic slowdown in SU. oil n steel industries stop growing.commie party unpopular, russian society unstable.former moscow party secretary Ryutin critisize stalin n urge for removalkirov assassinatedkirov secretary of leningrad partykirov joined politburo, head of party organisation in leningradabortion illegal agnliteracy rates increasedKomsomol formed
(commie union of youth)meiji restoration
strong cultural n historic legaciesAnglo-Jap alliancetreaty of shimonosekijapan annexed korea n ruled it directlykorean queen (Myeongseong) asked
russians for help to expell jap. assassinated.twenty one demandsUSA passed chinese exclusion actestablishment of Jap n Korea
exclusion leagueoverpopulation in Jap
-econ crisisprime minister tsuyoshi inukai assassinated
martial law declared
-expansionist foreign policyleague of blood incidentmukden incidentfull scale attack on manchuriajap sign treaty with manchukuoPeríodos
civil war in russiafirst part of 5 yr plan
main focus:
-expanding industry
-transport
-power supply
lack of consumer goodssecond part of 5 yr plan
aim:
produce more manufactured goods
including machinery for collective farms
fall of standard of livingthird part of 5 yr plan
(interuppted by WWII)the great terror
show trials
arrests/ interrogations
loss of intellectuals skilled workers n officersgreat faminecultural revolution
-new soviet manRusso-Jap war
-threaty of portsmouthfirst Sino-Jap warfeb 26 incidentgreater east asia co prosperity spheresecond sino jap war
-marco polo bridge incident
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