Introduction: Match each term with its definition

Authoritarianism

Members of a fascist organization in

Italy, named for their uniform

Blackshirts

A political concept where power is held

by a single leader or elite group

Ideology

An extreme form of authoritarianism that

tries to control citizens' lives

Totalitarianism

A movement created by Mussolini that

favored conquering an empire

Fascism

A set of ideas and beliefs that shape a

political system

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.