Chapter 26, The Road To War

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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 leader of the women's movement who played an important role in peace efforts

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Washington Conference

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International conference in Washington, D.C.

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Charles Evan Hughes

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U.S. secretary of state who organized the Washington Conference

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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This treaty outlawed war "an an instrument of national policy" but allowed countries to go to war in self-defense, and was signed by 62 countries

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Adolf Hitler

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German World War I veteran who had survived a poison gas attack during the war and remained convinced that politicians were responsible for Germany losing the war

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Emiliano Chamorro

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General who overthrew the government, sparking a bitter civil war.

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Henry Stimson

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Long-time public official, to negotiate an end to the civil war

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Adolfo Diaz

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Chamorro's successor

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Good Neighbor Policy

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Roosevelt spelled out his policy 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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U.S. ambassador to Mexico who argued for a compromise between the Mexican government and the oil companies

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Caudillos

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The took power in man Latin American countries; They were military leaders who used force to maintain order

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Benito Mussolini

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Founder of the Fascist Part in 1921

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Fascist Party

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1921 Benito mussolini founded it.

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Augusto Cesar Sandino

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A general who opposed Chamorro

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Anastasio Somoaz

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Commander of the U.S. trained National Guard; Ordered Sandino's assassination

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Blackshirts

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Led by Mussolini; named for the color of their uniforms

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Joseph Stalin

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He eventually emerged as the nation'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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Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party that won nearly 40 percent of the vote in national elections

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Brownshirts

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Nazi storm troopers who were named this because of the color of their uniforms

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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 men who felt threatened by the reforms

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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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They 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 who feared that appeasement would encourage Hitler to seize additional territory

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Nonaggression Pact

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Agreement between German leader Adolf Hitler and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland

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Allied Powers

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Britain and France

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Lend-Lease Act

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It appropriated $7 billion for ships, planes, tanks, and other supplies to non-Axis countries

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Blitzkrieg

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Lightning war

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Maginot Line

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Line of defenses along the French border with Germany

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Atlantic Charter

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A joint pledge to not pursue territorial expansion

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Hideki Tojo

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Minister of war who became prime minister of Japan