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38 Cards in this Set
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What is isolationism?
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or withdrawal from world affairs, in the 1920s and 1930s.
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What is disarmament?
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or reducing the size of a country's military.
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Who is Emily Greene Blach?
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leader of the women's movement played important roles in these peace efforts.
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What is an Washington Conference?
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an international conference in Washington, D.C., that focused on naval disarmament and Pacific security.
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Who is Charles Evans Hughes?
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was a organized secretary of the U.S. state.
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What is Kellogg-Briand Pact?
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(1928) Pact signed by the United States and 14 other nations that outlawed war, except for self-defense.
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Who is Adolf Hitler?
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had 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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Who is Emiliano Chamorro?
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overthrew the government, sparking a bitter civil war.
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Who is Henry Stimson?
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a longtime public official, to negotiate an end to the civil war.
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Who is Augusto Cesar Sandino?
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a general who opposed Chamorro, refused to accept Stimson's proposal.
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Who is Adolfo Diaz?
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In 1926, after his return to Nicaragua, Sandino organized a revolt against Chamorro and Chamorro's successor, Adolfo Diaz.
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Who is Anastasio Somoza?
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was commander of the U.S.-trained National Guard, General Anastasio Somoza, ordered Sandino's assassination.
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What is the Good Neighbor policy?
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy of promoting better relations with Latin America through mutual respect.
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Who is Lazaro Cardenas?
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A serious test of the Good Neighbor policy came in March 1938. began to nationalize, or assert government control over, the country's oil industry.
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What is nationalize?
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or assert government control over, the country's oil industry.
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Who is Josephus Daniels?
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argued for a compromise between the Mexican government and the oil companies.
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What is caudillos?
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took power in many Latin American countries.
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Who is Benito Mussolini?
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was the one founded at the Fascist Party in 1921.
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What is Fascist Party?
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Political party founded in Italy in the 1920s; followers believed a military-dominated government should control all aspects of society.
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What is Blackshirts?
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for the color of their uniforms, in a march on Rome.
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Who is Joseph Stalin?
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eventually emerged as the nation's leader.
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What is totalitarian state?
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a country where the government has complete control.
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What is Nazi Party?
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won nearly 40 percent of the vote in national elections.
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What is anti-Semitism?
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or hatred of Jews, became official government policy.
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What is Kristallnacht?
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known as "the night of broken glass", the violence provided a chilling preview of the fate that awaited European Jews and others whom Hitler opposed.
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Who is General Francisco Franco?
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Conservative military men who felt threatened by the reforms united under the leadership of General Francisco Franco.
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What is Popular Front?
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an international alliance of organizations united against fascism.
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What is Axis Powers?
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In 1936 the rest of Europe trembled when Germany and Italy formed a military alliance known as the Axis Powers.e
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What is Munich Conference?
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signed a pact giving Germany control of the Sudetenland.
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What is appeasement?
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the European leaders had adopted a policy of appeasement , or giving in to demands in an attempt to avoid a larger conflict.
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Who is Winston Churchill?
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Other politicians, such as Winston Churchill of Great Britain, feared that appeasement would encourage Hitler to seize additional territory.
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What is nonaggression pact?
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(1939) Agreement between German leader Adolf Hitler and soviet leader Joseph Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland.
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What is Allied Powers?
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declared war in Germany.
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What is Lend-Lease Act?
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Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941.
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What is Blitzkrieg?
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While Hitler carried on his Blitzkrieg, or "lighting war" against Poland, the French mobilized.
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What is Maginot Line?
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a line of defenses along the French border with Germany.
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What is Atlantic Charter?
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a joint pledge to not pursue territorial expansion.
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Who is Hideki Tojo?
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became prime minister of Japan.
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