prep for IB History exam. Move to Global War. Authoritarian Regimes. European 20th Century.
| Front | Authoritarianism |
| Back | Poltical system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law. Authoritarian regimes may be either autocratic or oligarchic and may be based upon the rule of a party, the military, or the concentration of power in a single person. |
| Front | Militarism |
| Back | Belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. |
| Front | Communism |
| Back | Political and economic ideology whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need. |