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CH 29 Key terms Joseph Stalin: (1879-1953) Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the soviet communist party after 1924 and dictator of the soviet union from 1928 to 1953. He led the soviet union with an iron fist, using a five year plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush all oppositions. Five year plans: Plans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the soviet union rapidly, beginning in 1928. They set goals for the out put of steel, electricity, machinery, and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state. They succeeded in making the soviet union a major industrial power before World war 2 Benito Mussolini: (1883-1945) 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 2. he was over thrown in 1943 when the allies invaded italy Fascist party: Halian political party created by benito Mussolini during World war 1. It emphasized aggressive nationalism and was Mussoloni's instrument for the creation of a dictatorship in italy from 19922 to 1943 Adolf Hitler:(1889-1945) Born in austria, hitler became a radical german nationalist during world war 1. He led the 1920s and became dictator of germany in 1933. He led europe into world war 2 Nazis: German political party joined by Adolf Hitler, emphasizing nationalism, racism, and war. When hitler became chancellor of germany in 1933, the nazis became the only legal party and an instrument of Hitler's absolute rule. The party's formal name was the national socialist german worter' party Chiang Kai-shek:(1886-1975) chinese military and political leader. succeeded sun yat see as head of the Guomindong in 1923: headed the chinese government from 1928 to 1948: fought against the chinese communists and japanese invaders. after 1949 he headed the chinese nationalist government in taiwan Mao Zedong: (1893-1976) leader of the chinese communist party (1927-1976) he led the communist on the long March (1934-1935) and rebuilt the Communist party and red army during the japanese occupation of china (1937-1945). After World war 2, he led the communist to victory over the Guomindang, he ordered the cultural Revolution in 1966. Long March: (1934-1935) The 6,000 mile flight of chinese Communist from southeastern to north western china. the communist led by mao Zedong, were pursued by the chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek. The four thousand survivors of the march formed the nucleus of a revived communist movement that defeated the Guomindang after World war 2 Stalingrad: City in Russia, site of a red army victory over the German army in 1942-1943. the battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in the war between Germany and the Soviet union. Todays Volgograd El Alamein: Ton in Egypt, site of the victory by Britain's field Marchal Bernanrd montgomery over German Forces led by General Erwin Rommel (the desert fox) in 1942-1943 Pearl Harbor: naval base in Hawaii attacked by japanese aircraft on Dec 7 1941. the sinking of much of the us pacific Fleet brought the us into world war 2 Battle of midway: us naval victory over the japanese fled in june 1942, in which the japanese lost four of their best aircraft carries. it marked a turning point in World war 2 Hiroshima: City in japan, the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6 1945 the bombing hastened the end of world war 2 Auschwitz: Nazi extermination camp in poland, the largest center of mass murder during the holocaust. Close to a million jews, gypsies, communist, and others were killed. Holocaust: Nazis program during World war 2 ti kill people they considered undesirable. Some 6 million jews perished during the holocaust, along with millions of poles, gypsies, communist, socialist and others