ch23 Flashcards
communism
economic and political system
Vladimir Lenin
the Bolshevik leader
fascism
a political philosophy based on nationalism and strong government
The Allies
Great Brittan and France
Axis Powers
germany italy and japan joined forces
Franklin Roosevelt
led the navy
Holocaust
effort to wipeout the jewish people
genocide
the delebrate destruction of a people
Cold War
a period of tense rivalry
Mao Zedong
formed a communist government in china
Mohandas Gandhi
led a growing independence
Ideologies
systems of beliefs
Korean War
in 1950s north karea invaded south karea
Vietnam war
in 1957 communists began the war to overthrow the south
Ronald Reagan
expanding us military forces
Mikhail Gorbachev
saw the serious problems
terrorism
criminal activity involving the use of violence to create fear and to push for political change
Defend
to keep secure from danger
