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Czarist policies
Policies by the Russian czar that included autocratic measures and resistance to change that inflamed the masses.
Brest-Litovsk Treaty
The treaty in which Russia had to concede a large amount of territory to Germany.
The Great Purge
Launched by Stalin to eliminate anyone who threatened his power.
Totalitarianism
An ideology that challenges the values of reason, freedom, human dignity, and worth of the individual.
Sun Yixian
The first great leader of the Kuomintang.
Mao Zedong
A key figure in China's Nationalist Party who organized peasants for revolution.
Rowlatt Acts
Passed in 1919 in response to violence by Radical Nationalists in India.
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Pahlavi modernized Persia through reforms in education, women's rights, and industrial growth.
Countries that outrank Russia in steel production
Great Britain, United States, and Germany.
White Army
The army in Russia that opposed the Bolsheviks; supported by the U.S.
Leon Trotsky
He commanded the Red Army during the Russian Civil War.
Nationalist activity in the British Empire
Regions where the British Empire started to weaken, exemplified by India and Turkey.
Victims of Stalin's persecution
Jews and women, as they were increasingly targeted during the Great Purge.
Manchuria
One of the areas where Russia and Japan competed for control.
The outcome of WWI on Russia
The war revealed the weaknesses of czar rule and military leadership, leading to shortages of food and fuel.
First president of the Republic of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who led reforms in the new state.
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