137) İki Küresel Savaş Arası Dünya -1 | Mehmet Celal ÖZYILDIZ - 2026

Introduction to Contemporary History00:00:08

Overview of the curriculum, explaining that this unit is dense with terminology and requires a methodical approach, such as using information cards, as exams often focus on factual knowledge rather than interpretation.

The Post-WWI World and Ideologies00:03:04

Analysis of the transition from colonialism to mandates, the role of the League of Nations, the US 'Monroe Doctrine' (isolationism), and the emergence of new ideologies: Nazism in Germany, Fascism in Italy, and Communism in the USSR.

Formation and Expansion of the USSR00:08:33

Explanation of the Bolshvik Revolution, the transition from Tsarist Russia to the USSR under Lenin and later Stalin, the NEP plan, and the Soviet desire for warm-water ports, which remains a geopolitical factor.

Turkic Resistance in the Caucasus00:14:47

Focus on the resistance of Turkic peoples against Russian expansion, featuring key figures like Sheikh Shamil (the 'Eagle of the Caucasus') and movements like 'Caucasus Muridism'.

Basmachi Movement and Key Turkic Figures00:21:14

Discussion of the Basmachi Movement as a struggle for independence, the role of Enver Pasha and Nuri Killigil Pasha (commander of the Caucasus Islamic Army), and the intellectual contributions of Ismail Gasprinsky, Yusuf Akçura, and Zeki Velidi Togan.