chapter 23 Flashcards
communism
is an economic and political system in which the goverment owns all businesses and controls the economy
Vladimir
bulit support among workers and soldiers
fascism
a political philosophy based on nationalism and strong government
the Allies
Great Britain and France
Axis powers
Germany, Italy and Japan
Franklin Roosevelt
the U.S joined the Allies
Holocaust
The Nazis’ effort to wipe out the Jewish people
genocide
the deliberate destruction of a people
Cold war
a period of tense rivalry between the super-powers but no direct fighting
Mao Zedong
formed a Communist government in China
Mohandas Gandhi
led a growing independence movement in India
ideologies
or system of beliefs
Korean War
in 1950 North Korea invaded non-communist South Korea
Vietnam War
in 1957 the Communists began the Vitenam War to overthrow the south
Ronald Reagan
was expanding U.S. military forces and weapons