chapter 23 Flashcards

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communism

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an economic and political system in which the the gvernment owns all business and controls the econamy

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vladimir lenin

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the bolshevik leader

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fascism

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a political philosophphy based on nationalismand strong government

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the allies

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great britain and france known as

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axis power

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germany, italy, and japan joined forces to become the

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franklin roosevelt

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japan attacked the U>S> Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii led by president

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holocaust

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the nazis’ effort to wipe out the jewish people

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genocide

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the deliberate destruction of people

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cold war

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a period af tense rivalry between the superpowers but no direct fighting

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mohandas gandhi

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a growing independance movement in india

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ideologies

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system of beliefs

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korean war

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in 1950 communist north korea invaded non-communist south korea, starting the

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vietnam

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in 1957 the communists began the - - - - - to overthrough the south

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ronald regan

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by the 1980s the soviet economy was in trouble. at the same time, president - - - - - - was expanding U.S. forces

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mikhail gorbachev

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the soivet leader

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