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39 Cards in this Set
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isolatoinism
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national policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries
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disarmament
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reduction of the size of a countries military
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emily greene balch
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leader of the womens movement
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washington conference
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International conference held in Washington, D.C. That focused on naval disarmament and pacific security
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charles evans hughes
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us secretary of state
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kellogg-briand act
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Pact signed by the us and 14 other nations that outlawed war, except for self-defence
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adolf hitler
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bad dude
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eliliano chamorro
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general that overthrew the government, starting a bitter civil war
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Henry Stimson
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a long time public official, to negotiate a civil war
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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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chamorro and chamorro's successor
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Anastasio Somoza
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general ordered sandino's assassination
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Good Neighbor policy
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lazaro cardenas
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mexico's president
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nationalize
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josephus daniels
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us ambassador to mexico
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caudillos
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Benito Mussolini
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founded the fascist party
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fascist party
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blackshirts
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joseph stalin
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emerged as the nation's leader in russia
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nazi party
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brownshirts
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anti-semitism
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kristallnacht
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francisco franco
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general in spain that would take over the government
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popular front
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axis powers
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munich conference
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appeasement
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winston churchhill
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politician of great Britain, he feared an appeasement with hitler fearing that he would try to take more land
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nonaggression pact
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allied powers
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lend-lease act
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blitzkrieg
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maginot line
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atlantic charter
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hideki tojo
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became prime minister of japan, he was minister of war
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totalitarian state
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