Spread of Communism After 1900

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to the spread of communism after 1900, focusing on significant events and figures in the context of land reform and political movements.

Peasant Land

Land owned by small farmers, often under feudal systems, which was a focus of land reforms in communist movements.

Cultural Revolution

A campaign launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 aimed at reinforcing communist ideology, which led to widespread purges of dissenting voices in China.

Communes

Large agricultural communities in China where the state held the land, implemented during the Great Leap Forward.

Theocracy

A form of government where religious leaders control political power, as established in Iran after the 1979 revolution.

Land Reform

Legislation aimed at redistributing land from large landowners to peasants, significant in various countries during the spread of communism.

White Revolution

Progressive reforms initiated by Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran aimed at modernizing society and reducing the power of traditional landowners.

Great Leap Forward

An economic policy by Mao Zedong launched in 1958, focusing on rapid industrialization, which led to severe food shortages.

Nationalization

The process by which the government takes control of privately owned industries, which occurred in China under Mao's leadership.

Mao Zedong

The founding father of the People’s Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party.

Red Guards

Groups of revolutionary students mobilized during the Cultural Revolution to enforce Maoist orthodoxy and combat perceived bourgeois elements.