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10 Cards in this Set
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Russian revolution of 1917 |
Russian became the world first communist state, known as Soviet Union. |
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Joseph Stalin |
Seized power and established a brutal totalitarian dictatorship |
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Benito mussolini |
Rose to power as fascist party seized power
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Adolf Hitler |
In Germany, economic strife caused by the Great Depression brought nazi leader hurler to power |
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Collective security |
Peaceful nations would band together to stop aggressors |
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Cash and carry |
Kept the US out of what was widely viewed by most Americans as another inevitable European conflict |
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Flying tigers |
Recruited to fly in supplies and to engage in combat with Japanese pilots |
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Winston Churchill |
British prime minister |
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Atlantic charter |
Laying the foundation for the later creation of the United Nations |
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United Nations |
Ineffective League of Nations
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