AP World History Chapter 21 Flashcards

9397706204	Russian Revolution	Massive revolutionary upheaval in 1917that overthrew the Romanov dynasty in Russia and ended with the seizure of power by communists under the leadership of Lenin.	0
9397726854	Chinese Revolution	Long revolutionary process in the period 1912-1949 that began with the overthrow of the Chinese imperial system and ended with the triumph of the Communist Party under the leadership of Mao Zedong.	1
9397751866	Zhenotdel	Women's Department of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union from 1919-1930; Zhenotdel worked strongly to promote equality for women.	2
9397770502	perestroika	Bold economic program launched in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev with the intention of freeing up Soviet industry and bussinesses.	3
9397787862	glasnost	Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of "openness", in the Soviet Union which allowed greater cultural and intellectual freedom and ended most censorship of the media.	4
9397813127	cold war	Political and idealogical near-war between the Western world and the communist world that lasted from 1946-1991.	5
9397828507	Great Leap Forward	Major Chinese initiative (1958-1960) led by Mao Zedong that was intended to promote small-scale industrialization; in reality, it caused a major crisis and worsened the impact of a devastating famine.	6