chapter 23 Flashcards
communism
an economic and political system in which the the gvernment owns all business and controls the econamy
vladimir lenin
the bolshevik leader
fascism
a political philosophphy based on nationalismand strong government
the allies
great britain and france known as
axis power
germany, italy, and japan joined forces to become the
franklin roosevelt
japan attacked the U>S> Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii led by president
holocaust
the nazis’ effort to wipe out the jewish people
genocide
the deliberate destruction of people
cold war
a period af tense rivalry between the superpowers but no direct fighting
mohandas gandhi
a growing independance movement in india
ideologies
system of beliefs
korean war
in 1950 communist north korea invaded non-communist south korea, starting the
vietnam
in 1957 the communists began the - - - - - to overthrough the south
ronald regan
by the 1980s the soviet economy was in trouble. at the same time, president - - - - - - was expanding U.S. forces
mikhail gorbachev
the soivet leader