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25 Cards in this Set
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dawes plan
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named after an american banker
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printing paper money
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this causes the hyperinflation in germany
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ruhr valley
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this was the region of germany that france occupied
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treaty of
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this guaranteed germany's new western borders with france and belgium.
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spanish flu
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strain of influenza
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22 milion
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number of people died of the flu
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kellogg-briand pact
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in this 63 nations signed an accord written by the US secretary of state.
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failure of US to join league
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what was the primary weakness of the league of nations.
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series of downturns in the second, prices fallin b/c of overproduction
international financial crisis, involving the stock market, investers could not invest in europe. |
what were two causes of the great depression
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credit-ansalt
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this is an example of what happened to many banks at the start of the depression
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cutting cost by lowering government wages
raising protective tarriffs |
two typical government responses to the depression
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increased government activity in the economy.
renewed interest in marxist doctrine. led masses of people to follow deictators. |
what were three significant political affect.
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switzerland, italy, france
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eurpean nations in which women could not vote
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weimar republic
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this is the name given to the post-war government of germany
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paul von hindenburg
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was president of the weimar republic.
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leaders were weak, not committed
runaway inflation great depression |
list three problems faced by the weimar republic
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political choas, no real party
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what was frances biggest problem
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french popular front
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this was a coalation of leftist parties
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keynes
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he published a book called general theory general theory of employment, interest and money
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totalitarian state
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this is a government that aims to control political, economic
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the masses
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unlike previous ansolutist states totalitarian states expected the involvement of whom
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fascism
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this political philosophy glorifies the state above the individual.
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blackshirts
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these were armed fascist s who attackedsocialist offices and newspapers
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he took power legally, was made prime minister
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means by which mussolini came to power
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took away right of free press
prime minister got power to rule by decree police given right to arest people for policital crimes and all other political parties outlawed |
three actions taken by mussolini to make it a dictatorship
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