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39 Cards in this Set
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Isolationism
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withdrawal from world affairs in the 20s and 30s
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Disarmament
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reducing the size of a country's military
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Emily Greene Balch
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one of the leaders of the women's movement
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Washington Conference
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international conference in washington DC
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Charles Evans Hughes
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meeting was organized by US secretary of state
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Kellog-Briand Pact
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pact that included all nations of the UN
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Adolf Hitler
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survived a poison gas attack during the war and remained convinved that politicians
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Emiliano Chamorro
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overthrew the government, sparking a bitter civil war
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Henry Stimson
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long time public official
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Augusto Cesar Sandino
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general who opposed Chamorro
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Adolfo Diaz
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Chamorros successor
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Anastasio Somoza
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ordered Sandino's assassination
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Good Neighbor Policy
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Roosevelt spelled out his poly of mutual respect toward Latin America
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Lazaro Cardenas
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Mexico's President
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Nationalize
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assert government control over
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Josephus Daniels
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argued for a compromise between the Mexican Government and the oil companies
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Caudillos
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took power in many Latin American countriesBenito Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini
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founded the Fascist Party
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Fascist Party
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believed that a military-dominated government should control all aspects of society
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Blackshirts
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color of their uniforms
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Joseph Stalin
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eventually emerged as the nation's leader
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Totalitarian Sate
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country where the government has complete control
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Nazi Party
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won nearly 40 percent of the vote in national elections
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Brownshirts
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Nazi storm troopers
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Anti-Semitism
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hatred of Jews
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Kristallnacht
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the night of broken glass
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Francisco Franco
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a General
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Popular Front
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international alliance of organizations united against fascism
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Axis Powers
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Germany, Italy, and Japan alliance
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Munich Conference
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signed a pact giving germany control of the sudetenland
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Appeasement
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giving in to demands in an attempt to avoid a larger conflict
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Winston Churchill
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politician from Great Britain
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Nonagression Pact
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truce
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Allied Powers
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Britain and France
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Lend-Lease Act
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gave $7 billion for ships, planes, tank, and other supplies
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Blitzkrieg
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lightning war against Poland
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Maginot Line
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line of defenses along the French border
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Atlantic Charter
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joint pledge to not pursue territorial expansion
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Hideki Tojo
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prime minister of Japan
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