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18 Cards in this Set
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totalitarianism
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total control over every aspect of society
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isolationism
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US policy for staying out of WWII
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appeasement
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practice of giving into demands to keep the peace
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nazi party
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national socialist party; Germany; will eventually elect Hitler
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invasion of Ethiopia
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1835 - Italy wanted to annex Ethiopia
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China incident
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Japan invaded China
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"Quarantine Speech"
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trying to keep aggressor nations separated and isolated
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"phony war"
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time period before actual fighting began
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committee to defend america by aiding the allies
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pro-war organizations
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america first committee
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anti-war organizations
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Cordell Hull
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FDR's secretary of state during most of WWII
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Joseph Stalin
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leader of Soviet Union; had agreement with Hitler but later sided with Allies
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Benito Mussolini
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Fascist leader of Italy; in an alliance with hitler
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Adolf Hitler
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leader of Nazi party in Germany; instigator of WWII
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Francisco Franco
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spanish leader that developed a fascist dictatorship
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Winston Churchill
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Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
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Charles Lindbergh
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leader of the anti-war movement
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Wendell Willkie
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Republican nominee for President in 1940; ran against Roosevelt
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