Between Wars Flashcards
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| 146942046 | Five Year Plans | Plans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly, beginning in 1928. They set goals for the output of steel, electricity, machinery, and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state. (781) | 0 | |
| 146942047 | The Great Purge | When Stalin turned his secret police on the Communist party to eliminate internal opposition or threat to his rule. | 1 | |
| 146942048 | Benito Mussolini | Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy. (p. 786) | 2 |