AP World topic 26

  1. US isolationism: U.S. policy avoiding foreign alliances after WWI.

  2. Benito Mussolini: Fascist leader who ruled Italy before and during WWII.

  3. Fascism: Authoritarian nationalism with dictatorial power and state control.

  4. Corporatist economy: Economy where groups like business and labor guide policy.

  5. Authoritarianism: Government with strong central power and limited freedoms.

  6. Pancho Villa: Mexican revolutionary leader in the north.

  7. Emiliano Zapata: Mexican revolutionary leader in the south; land reform advocate.

  8. Diego Rivera: Mexican muralist promoting nationalism and socialist themes.

  9. PRI: Dominant political party in post-revolutionary Mexico.

  10. New Economic Policy (NEP): Lenin’s plan allowing some capitalism in USSR.

  11. USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; communist state after 1922.

  12. Comintern: Soviet organization to spread global communism.

  13. Joseph Stalin: Soviet dictator after Lenin; industrialized and ruled by terror.

  14. Collectivization: Combining private farms into large state-run farms.

  15. Kulaks: Wealthier peasants targeted during collectivization.

  16. Kerensky & provisional gov: Temporary Russian government overthrown by Bolsheviks.

  17. Soviets: Local councils of workers and soldiers in Russia.

  18. Lenin & the Bolshevik Revolution: Communist revolution overthrowing Russian Provisional Government in 1917.

  19. War communism: Harsh Soviet economic policy during Russian Civil War.

  20. Red Army & Leon Trotsky: Bolshevik military force led by Trotsky.

  21. Guomindang/Nationalist Party: Chinese nationalist party led by Chiang Kai-shek.

  22. May Fourth Movement: Anti-imperialist Chinese student protests in 1919.

  23. Mao Zedong: Communist leader who led China after civil war.

  24. Chiang Kai-shek: Leader of Chinese Nationalists, rival of Mao.

  25. The Long March: Communist retreat during Chinese Civil War; Mao’s rise.

  26. Great Depression: Global economic collapse starting in 1929.

  27. Popular Front: Leftist coalition governments in 1930s France and Spain.

  28. New Deal: U.S. programs to fight the Great Depression.

  29. Totalitarian: Government controlling all aspects of life.

  30. Adolf Hitler: Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII.

  31. National Socialism/Nazism: Fascist ideology combining nationalism and racism.

  32. Gestapo: Nazi secret police enforcing totalitarian rule.

  33. Anti-Semitism: Hatred and discrimination against Jews.

  34. Spanish Civil War/Franco: War won by fascist Franco with Nazi support.

  35. Guernica & Picasso: Painting of Nazi bombing during Spanish Civil War.

  36. Corporatism: System organizing society into corporate groups under the state.

  37. Cárdenas & Mexico: Mexican president who nationalized oil and supported land reform.

  38. Vargas & Brazil: Authoritarian Brazilian leader promoting industrialization.

  39. Juan & Evita Perón: Argentine populist leaders with military and worker support.

  40. Populism: Political approach appealing to ordinary people’s concerns.

  41. Five-year plans: Stalin’s plans to industrialize USSR quickly.

  42. Socialist realism: Soviet art style glorifying communism and workers.

  43. Politburo: Communist Party’s main policy-making committee.

  44. Purges: Stalin’s campaign to eliminate political enemies.

  45. Totalitarian: Government with total control over society and individuals.