The Age of (Modern) Revolutions
Part 1: Characteristics of a Revolution
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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Part 2: Nazi & Soviet Regimes
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"...Remember our earlier revolutionary period, at the end of the 18th century, saw a series of revolutions in the Atlantic Basin – the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution in the 1790s.Twentieth-century revolutions – think about Turkey at the early part of the 20th century – this is a revolution from above, imposed by the leadership on the country in an attempt to modernize the country, essentially..."
Key Terms - Part 1
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Key Terms - Part 2
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Guided Viewing Questions
- What countries experienced important revolutions during the twentieth century?
- What sorts of regimes lost power because of these revolutions?
- What sorts of internal problems were common in countries that experienced revolutions during the twentieth century?
- How did western influence play a role in these revolutions?
- What sorts of conditions made Marxist revolutions more likely and less likely during the twentieth century?
- Compare and contrast Hitler and Stalin. How were their personalities similar? How were they different?
- Describe the different types of utopias that the Communists and Nazis hoped to construct.
- Why and how did the agricultural resources of the Ukraine play a key role in the plans of both Stalin and Hitler?