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14 Cards in this Set
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Adolf Hitler
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"-Leader of the Nazi party in Germany-Chancellor in 1933-Started WWII"
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Benito Mussolini
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"-Italian leader, founded the Fascist Party-Sided with Hitler in WWII-Assassinated by the Italian resistance"
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Civil Disobedience
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The purposeful breaking of laws to protest actions by the government
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Fascism
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System of government which promotes extreme nationalism, repression, anti-communism and is also ruled by a dictator
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Great Depression
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The dramatic decline of the worlds economy due to the US Stock Market Crash
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Kemal Ataturk
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"-Nationalist leader for Turkey-Modernized and westernized Turkey after WWI"
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Kuomintang
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"-Nationalist party in China led by Chaing Kai-Shek-Began war against the communist party which was led by Mao Zedong"
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League of Nations
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"-Multinational peace-keeping organization-Idea of US President Woodrow Wilson-Treaty of Versailles created a league with over 40 different countries joining"
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Mandates
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Territory given to a European nation to administer the League of Nations following WWI
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Mohandas Gandhi
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Nationalist leader in India who called for non violent revolution against the British Empire
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Pan-Arabism
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"-Movement emphasizing unity of all Arabs-Sought to end foreign control in the Middle East"
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Reza Khan
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"-Army officer who overthrew the ruler of Iran-Set up his own dynasty and called himself Shah-Attempted to modernize Iran and make it independent"
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Third Reich
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"-Name of Germany between 1933-1945-Controlled by Hitler as a totalitarian state"
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Treaty of Versailles
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"-Treaty ending WWI-Unfair to Germany-Forced Germany to take blame for the war and pay reparations-Major cause of WWI"
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