Chapter 23

Question 1

Communism

Answer 1

Is an economic and political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls the economy

Question 2

Vladimir Lenin

Answer 2

The Bolshevik leader built support among workers and soldiers

Question 3

Fascism

Answer 3

a political philosophy based on nationalism and strong government

Question 4

The Allies

Answer 4

Brittain and France known as The Allies

Question 5

Axis power

Answer 5

Germany Italy and Japan joined forces to become Axis

Question 6

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer 6

Led by U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt joined the Allies

Question 7

Holocaust

Answer 7

The Nazis’ effort to wipe out the Jewish people

Question 8

Genocide

Answer 8

The deliberate destruction of people

Question 9

Cold war

Answer 9

A period of tense rivalry between the superpowers but no direct fighting

Question 10

Mohandas Gandhi

Answer 10

Led independence movement in India

Question 11

Ideologies

Answer 11

Systems or beliefs

Question 12

Korean war

Answer 12

In 1950 Communist North Korea invaded non-Communist South Korea, Starting this war.

Question 13

Vietnam War

Answer 13

In 1957 the communists began this war to overthrow the south.

Question 14

Ronald Regan

Answer 14

Was expanding U.S. military forces.

Question 15

Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer 15

The Soviet leader saw the serious problems facing his country eastern Europe.

Question 16

Terrorism

Answer 16

This is criminal activity involving the use of violence the create fear and to push for political change