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33 Cards in this Set
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Isolationism
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withdrawal from world affairs
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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 other leaders of the womens's movement who played an important role in peace efforts
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Washington Conference
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an international conference in Washington, D.C., that focused on naval disarmament
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Charles Evans Hughes
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Organized Washington Conference, secretary of state for Washington
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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outlawed war "as an instrument of national policy"
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Adolf Hitler
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Survived a poison gas attack during the war and remained convinced that politicians, not the German army, were responsible for Germany losing 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 who was chosen to negotiate an end to the civil war
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Augusto Cesar Sandino
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a general who opposed Chamorro and refused to accept Stimson's proposal
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Adolf Diaz
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Chamorro's successor
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Anastasio Somoza
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ordered Sandino's assassination
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Lazaro Cardenas
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began to nationalize Mexico's oil industry
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Nationalize
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to assert government control over something
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Josephus Daniels
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Argued for a compromise between the Mexican government and oil companies
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Caudillos
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military leaders who took power in many Latin American countries
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Benito Mussolini
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Founded the Fascist Party
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Fascist Party
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Members believed that a military-dominated government should control all aspects of society
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Blackshirts
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Supported by nationalists, occuptied the city
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Joseph Stalin
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Emerged as Germany's leader
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Totalitarian State
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A country where the government has complete control
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Nazi Party
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Won nearly 40% of the vote in national elections
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Brownshirts
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Nazi storm troopers who crushed all political opposition
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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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General who led reforms and tried to overthrow the government (Spanish Civil War)
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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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military alliance formed by Germany and Italy
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Munich Conference
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Had four leaders who signed a pact giving Germany control of 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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Feared that appeasement would encourage Hitler to seize additional territory
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Nonaggression Pact
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Signed by Joseph Stalin and Hitler, agreed not to attack each other
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Allied Powers
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Britain and France
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