chapter 23 Flashcards
communism
is an economic and political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls the economy
Vladimir Lenin
the Bolshevik leader built 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 joined forces
Franklin Roosevelt
the united states 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 superpowers but no direct fighting
Mao Zedong
formed a communist government in China
Mohandas Gandhi
led a growing independence movement in India
ideologies
or systems of beliefs
Korean War
in 1950 communist North Korea invaded non-communist South Korea stating the Korea War
Vietnam War
in 1957 the communist began the Vietnam War to overthrow the South
Ronald Reagan
was expanding U.S. military forces and weapons