Ch. 21 Flashcards
totalitarian government characterized by corporate economy, strong nationalism, military dictatorship, and a glorification of the state
Fascism
economic program of Joseph Stalin that in- creased the socialization of the Russian economy
Five-year plans
title of Mussolini; head of the Italian Fascist government
IL Duce
series of French fortifications along her border with Germany
Maginot line
“My Struggle”; book by Adolf Hitler
Mein Kamf
wing of the Social Democratic Party in Rus- sia that advocated change through peaceful measures
Mensheviks
German fascism
Nazism
organized government massacres in Russia
Pogroms
the workers in Marxism
Proletariat
Stalin’s practice of murdering those who might threaten his power
Purges
Nazi symbol; “broken cross”
Swastika
one-party political system led by a powerful dictator who typically maintains control by force
Totalitarian states
tightly regulated system of economic controls imposed on Russia by Lenin
War communism
German government after World War I
Weimar Republic
“Communist International”; a group established to found Communist parties in other countries and to take an active role in stirring up discontent in hopes of producing revolution
Comintern