Global Communism
-19th century European socialism ~Karl Marx
-1970=1/3 of the world lived in communism
-Soviet Union (communist) largest in size
-China (communist) largest in population
-Communism to Europe during WWII
-Mongolia became communist by Russian Revolution spillover
-After Japans defeated in WWII, it split, and Soviet controls the northern half
Russian Revolution
-1917
-inspired other revolutions
-inspired by French Revolution;by getting rid of 'old' ways
-caused by the pressure(accumulated tensions) of WWI
-Warsaw Pact:brought SU and Eastern Europe together to fight western NATO alliance
-Treaty of Friendship: between SU and China
-showed weakness in Provincial Government : middle class politicians and modern socialist leaders
~Divided and ineffectual, unwilling to meet demands of revolution
*Bolsheviks-radical small socialist group, leader Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin)
Cold War
-In Europe
-Soviet in Eastern Europe vs. American&British
-control vs. democratic societies
-NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
-extension of communism into Asia globalized the cold war or "hot wars"
-Afganistan : marxism party took control 1978
Cuba-Missile crisis
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