Chapter 26 Flashcards
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Communism
An economic and political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls the economy
Vladimir Lenin
The Bolshevik Leader
Fascism
A political philosophy based on nationalism and strong government
The Allies
Great Britain and France
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan joined forces to become the Axis Powers
Franklin Roosevelt
U.S Navy Leader
Holocaust
The Nazi´s 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
Mahandas Ghandi
Led a growing independence movement in India
Ideologies
Systems of beliefs
Korean War
In 1950 Communist North Korea invaded non- communist South Korea
Vietnam War
In 1957 the Communists began the Vietnam War to overthrow the south
Ronald Reagan
President that expanded U.S Military and weapons
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Leader
Terrorism
A criminal activity involving the use of violence to create fear and to push for political change
