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European History

AP WORLD HIST UNIT 7

20th-Century Global Conflicts

The Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution
● Internal Conflict
US and Japan surpassed Russia's growth and power
Economic growth was slow because leaders didn't improve infrastructure and extend
voting rights/education.
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China
• External Conflict
Lost the Crimean War to the Ottomans in 1856
Lost to the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905
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AP World History Unit 7 Review
7.1 Power Shifts After 1900
→ Bloody Sunday Massacre
1905, protestors were shot
→Bolsheviks
Overthrew tsarist government in 1917
Led by Vladmir Lenin and represented oppressed working class in Russia
Established a communist government
Internal Conflict
Abolished free trade, nationalized factories/industries, redistributed crops of
peasants to feed urban workers
→Ethnic tension
Qing Dynasty was not a native Chinese dynasty, they were Manchurian
Major ethnic group in China was the Han
Han resisted legitmacy of Manchurian leaders, which resulted in policy of
discrimination towards the Han.
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→ Famine
Natural disasters could cause famine and eliminate large amounts of population.
Government
Tax revenue was slow, and they were unable to maintain infrastructure
• External Conflict
Economy was in decline by 1900 due to economic domination by foreign powers with
superior military capabilities.
→Sun Yat-Sen
Revolution to overthrow Qing Dynasty in 1911
Upheld traditional Confucian values (social harmony, veneration of ancestors)
Wanted to fix unequal distribution of wealth in China and establish democracy
Wanted educated experts to be in power.

AP WORLD HIST UNIT 7

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