Latin America
General Victoriano Huerta attempted a dictatorship like the one Diaz ran that was backed by the large land owners, the army, and foreign companies; Zapata and Villa challenged Huerta and succeeded in 1914 when Huerta was removed from power; successful leaders now fought over rights to power; railroad lines built while Diaz ruled were now transporting lots of troops; Villa and Zapata retained power in their areas.
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General Victoriano Huerta attempted a dictatorship like the one Diaz ran that was backed by the large land owners, the army, and foreign companies; Zapata and Villa challenged Huerta and succeeded in 1914 when Huerta was removed from power; successful leaders now fought over rights to power; railroad lines built while Diaz ruled were now transporting lots of troops; Villa and Zapata retained power in their areas.
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Russia and Eastern Europe
The Russian revolution of 1917 brought the radical Bolsheviks headed by Lenin into power. The pressures of World War I triggered the outbreak of the revolution. Strikes and food riots broke out. Czar Nicholas II abdicated, ending the Romanov dynasty. Russia saw a quick transition from parliamentary rule to communism.
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The Russian revolution of 1917 brought the radical Bolsheviks headed by Lenin into power. The pressures of World War I triggered the outbreak of the revolution. Strikes and food riots broke out. Czar Nicholas II abdicated, ending the Romanov dynasty. Russia saw a quick transition from parliamentary rule to communism.
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Middle East
Post-Modern Middle East has undergone many cultural revolutions and oppositions which has caused conflict in this region, especially in a small nation by the name of Israel. Israel had undergone many struggles to become the independent nation that it today. And even today Israel has many problems. In 1917 a Zionist movement, the Balfour Declaration, which presented "Palestine" as the national home for the Jewish People.
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Post-Modern Middle East has undergone many cultural revolutions and oppositions which has caused conflict in this region, especially in a small nation by the name of Israel. Israel had undergone many struggles to become the independent nation that it today. And even today Israel has many problems. In 1917 a Zionist movement, the Balfour Declaration, which presented "Palestine" as the national home for the Jewish People.
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