UNIT 5 REVOLUTION AND
NATIONALISM
Chapter 14 – WWI and Russian
Revolution
Chapter 14 – WWI and Russian
Revolution
Chapter 14, Section 5
UNIT 5 REVOLUTION AND
NATIONALISM
Chapter 15 – Nationalism and
Revolution Around the World
Chapter 15 – Nationalism and
Revolution Around the World
Struggle in Latin America
Chapter 15 – Nationalism and
Revolution Around the World
Nationalism in Africa and the Middle
East
Nationalism in Africa and the Middle
East
A.African’s Resist Colonial Rule
1.Opposing Imperialism
a. Felt Europeans were unfairly ruling them
2.Racial Segregation and Nationalism in South Africa
B.Nationalism and an “Africa for Africans”
C.Turkey and Persia Modernize
Nationalism in Africa and the Middle East
D. Arab nationalism in the Middle East
1. Use of oil for cars in WWI made the middle east important area in the
world
2. Pan-Arabism Grows
a. Pan-Arabism – nationalist movement of Arab people
b. Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco
3. Betrayal at the Peace Conference
a. Arabs helped Allies during WWI and thought they deserved parts of the Ottoman
empire
i. Britain and France took over areas that Arabs thought should be theirs
a) Palestine
4. Promises in Palestine
a. Zionists – group of Jewish leaders
b. Balfour Declaration – Britain wants to create national home for the Jews in Palestine
i. Arabs wanted Palestine for themselves because it was also their holy land
5. A Bitter Struggle Begins
a. From 1919 – 1940 thousands of Jews moved to Palestine
b. Muslims also moved to Palestine
c. Each group tried to set up establishments that would help their people
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Revolution Around the World
India Seeks Self-Rule
India Seeks Self Rule
A.Calls for Independence
1.Amritsar massacre
a. Indians felt Britain should set them free b/c they helped Britain in
WWI
b. Large meeting of Indian citizens who peacefully met to discuss british
i. British military opened fire on crowd killing 400, injuring 1,100
c. Mohandas Gandhi
i. Middle class Indian who studied in England
B.The Power of Nonviolence
1.Gandhi’s ideas
a. Ahimsa – nonviolence, using the power of love
b. Civil disobedience – refusal to obey unjust laws
2.Gandhi sets an Example
– Boycotts – call to refuse or not buy British goods
India Seeks Self Rule
C. Gandhi Takes a Stand: The Salt March
1.Breaking the Law
a. Gandhi taught people of India to use Sea Salt instead of
buying British salt
2.Steps toward freedom
a. British soldiers beat Indians when they didn’t listen
i. Made british look bad and helped Gandhi gain support
D. Looking Ahead
1.By 1939 WWI was breaking out and the British turned
their attention to Germany
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Revolution Around the World
Upheavals in China
Upheavals in China
A.The Chinese Republic in Trouble
1.China attempted to build a republic after being
imperialized, but was never able to
2.The Warlord Problem
a. Gov’t was divided between those that wanted republic, and
those that wanted absolute power
3.Foreign Imperialism
4.May fourth Movement
a. Student protests that wanted china to modernize
5.The Appeal of Marxism
a. Some in China wanted to follow Russia and become
Communist
Upheavals in China
B. Struggle for a New China
1.Jiang Jieshi Leads the Nationalists
a. Anti-communist leader from Northern China who led movement to
unite China
i. Saw the communist leaders as threat to china
b. Shanghai Massacre – Jiangs troops murdered members of the
Communist party and the workers who supported them
2.Mao Zedong and the Communists
a. Developed support from large peasant class
b. Started movement in Southeastern China
Upheavals in China
3. The Long March
a. Nationalists chased communist leaders across China from 1934-1935
b. While being chased Mao picked up support from peasants in small towns
i. Communist soldiers were nice to peasants while being chased
ii. Nationalists soldiers harassed peasants and treated them unfairly
c. Nationalists chased communists for 6,000 miles
4. Japanese Invasion
a. Japanese attempt to take advantage during Chinese Civil War
b. Communists and Nationalists unite to fight back Japanese
i. Supported by Soviets, Britain, France, and the United States
5.Looking Ahead
a. After Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII, U.S signed peace treaty with
Chinese to help defeat Japan
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Revolution Around the World
Conflicting Forces in Japan