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ch. 11 vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fascism | the government controls the economy , culture and all parts of peoples lives |
| dictator | a ruler who has total control over a country and its people |
| racism | the idea that one race, or group of people, is better than other races |
| mobilize | to get ready to fight |
| newsreel | a short film about current events |
| internment camp | a place where prisoners are held during wartime |
| aircraft carrier | a large ship that carries airplanes far from land |
| atomic bomb | a powerful bomb that can destroy an entire city |
| concentration camp | a place where large amounts of people are held prisoner and forced to work |
| capitalism | ordinary people and businesses control the production and goods of services |
| market economy | individuals and businesses make most economic decisions |
| communism | the government controls the production and owns the nations natural and capital resources |
| arms race | a race between nations to build more powerful weapons |
| nuclear war | a war in which powerful nuclear weapons are used |
| anti communism | a movement to stop the spread of communism and communist ideas |