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17 Cards in this Set
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isolationism
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national policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other nations
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disarmament
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reduction of the size of a country's military
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Emily Greene Balch
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part of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom receive the Noble Peace Prize 1946
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Charles Evan Hughes
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US secretary state who organized the Wahington Conference
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Kellogg- Briand Pact
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sined by US and 14 other nations that outlawed war except for self defense
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Adolf Hitler
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planned revenge against those who betrayed Germany head of the Nazi party
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totalitarian state
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a political system where the government controls every aspect of citizen's lives
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anti-Semitism
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hatred of Jews
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Benito Mussolini
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founded the fascist party in 1921
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Fascist Party
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followers believed a military- dominated government should control all aspects of society
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Blackshirts
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followers of Mussolini who gained power in Italy
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Joseph Stalin
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the leader of the 'Soviet Union and turned it into a totalitarian state
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Nazi Party
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National Socialist Party led by Hitler rose to power in Germany
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Brownshirts
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Nazi Stormtroopers
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Kristaallnacht
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"Night of the Broken
Glass" Nov 9 night when Nazis destroyed many Jewish buildings |
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Francisco Franco
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leader of the Fascists
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Popular Front
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International coalition united against Fascism term used by Stalin in 1935 speech
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