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39 Cards in this Set
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Isolationism
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Withdrawal from world affairs in the late 1920's and 1930's.
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Disarmament
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Reducing size of a country's military.
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Emily Greene Balch
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Other leaders of the women's movement played important roles in these peace efforts.
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Washington Conference
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An international conference in Washington D.C..
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Charles Evans Hughes
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U.S. secretary of state.
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Kellogg Briand Pact
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62 countries signed this.
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Adolf Hitler
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Had survived a posion gas attack during the war.
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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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A long time public official.
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Augusto Cesar Sandino
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A geneal who opposed.
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Adolfo Diaz
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Sandino hoped to rid Nicaraguans of the Americans.
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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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Which became known as.
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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 the country's oil industry.
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Josephus Daniels
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Argued for a compromise between the Mexican gov.
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Caudillos
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Took power in many Latin American countries.
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Benito Mussolini
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He founded Fascist Party in 1921.
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Fascist Party
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Government should control all aspects of society.
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Blackshirts
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For the 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 state
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A country where the gov 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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Brown Shirts
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Because of the color of their uniforms crushed all political opposition.
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Anti-Semitism
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Hatred of jews become offical gov policy.
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Kristallnacht
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Night of broken glass.
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Francisco Franco
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In July 1936 the facist army officers tried to overthrow.
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Popular Front
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An international alliance of organizations united against fascism.
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Axis Powers
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Japan later joined the alliance.
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Munich Conference
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Signed a pact giving Germany power.
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Appeasement
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Or giving in to demands in an attempt to avoid a larger conflict.
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Winston Churchill
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Great Britain.
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Nonaggression pact
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With hitler.
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Allied Powers
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Declared war on Germany.
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Lend Lease Act
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In March 1941.
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Blitzkrieg
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Lighting war againts Poland
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Maginot Line
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A line of defense along the French border.
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Atlantic Chater
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A joint pledge to not pursue.
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Hideki Tojo
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Became prime minister of Japan.
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