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19 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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leader of the women's movement
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Washington Conference
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an international conference in Washington D.C. - focused on naval disarmament and Pacific security.
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AWAITING OR UNDERGOING DEPOT REPAIR AT CUSTODIAN SITE
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AWAITING MAINTENANCE (AWM) REASON CODE: M1
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Kellog-Briand Pact
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Treaty signed by 62 countries that outlawed war as an instrument of national policy but allows countries to go to war as self defense
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Adolf Hitler
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German World War I veteran. A dictator that was responsible for the holocaust of the jews.
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Emiliano Chamorro
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General that overthrew the government of Nicaragua in 1925.
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Henry Stimson
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a long time public official that was sent by president Coolidge to end the Civil War.
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Anastasio Somoza
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General that was a commander of the National Guard that ordered Sandino's assasination.
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Làzaro Càrdenas
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President of Mexico that began to nationalize the country's oil industry.
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Nationalize
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assert government control over something
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Josephus Daniels
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U.S. ambassador to Mexico that argued for compromise between the Mexican government and the oil companies.
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caudillos
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military leaders who forced to maintain order and in the 1930's took power in many Latin countries.
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Benito Mussolini
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founder of the Fascist Party
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Fascist Party
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party that believed that a military-dominated government should control all aspects of society.
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Backshirts
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followers of Mussolini that wore black shirts
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Joseph Stalin
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eventually became leader of the soviet union
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