7.1 Shifting Powers in 1900

by 1900, many maritime + land based empires would fall

ottoman empire

the turks took over, the ottoman reforms that included secularization of school and law codes, establishment of political elections, imposition of the Turkish language. by implementing these policies it alienated many of the other minorities, which caused those groups experiencing their own waves of nationalism. which by the end of world war 1 they were separate independent nations

russian revolution

middle class resented the tsars, wanted more of a voice in the goverments decisions, nicolas ii listened to demands of constitution, labor units, and political parties, but carried on with his usual stuff. vladimir lenin led the political group known as the bolsheviks, which created the ussr

qing china

had the tai ping rebellion that put down qing authorities, cost millions of lives + money. as well as china losing both opium wars and the loss of the sino-japanese war, then the boxer rebellion, which ended imperial rule in china

mexican revolution

ruled by a dictator. had a lot of war. by 1917, mexico was a republic with a new constitution and spread reforms to better wages, working conditions, etc