Revolutionary Leaders: 1900-1939

Goal
Promote a worldwide Communist
revolution led by
workers
Popular “Father of the
Revolution”
Name
India
Gandhi
“Father of the
Turks”
Transform Turkey
into a modern
nation
“Great Soul”
Achieve Indian
self-rule through
campaigns of
civil disobedience
Stage a Communist revolution
in China led by
peasants
Establish a modern government
based on nationalism, democracy,
and economic
security
Perfect a Communist state in
Russia through
totalitarian rule
First president of
the new Republic
of Turkey
“The Great
Helmsman”
Leader of the
Indian independence movement
early 1900s–1938
Turkey
Kemal
“Father of
Modern China”
Leader of the
Chinese Communist Party
early 1900s–1976 late 1800s–1948
China
Mao Zedong
“Man of Steel”
First president of
the new Republic
of China
Bolshevik revolutionary and first
ruler of Communist Russia
Key
Role
Dictator
early 1900s–1953 late 1890s–1925
late 1890s–1924
Career
China
Russia
Country Russia
Sun Yixian
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