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maginot line?
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built between 1930's and 1940's ,frances maginot line was a massive system of defenses along the border tied with germany and italy that became famous for failing to stop a german invasion
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comintern?
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communist internation known as third international -international communist organization established by lenin in 1919.purpose was the promotion of world revolution
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who is joseph stalin?
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leader of the U.S.S.R
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what is fascism?
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a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator
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what is corporotivism?
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the principles, doctrine , or system of corporative organization of a political unit as a city or state
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Who is Gustav stresemann
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leader of the germans people's party, a conservative party that did not support the republic at the beginning republics leading states man
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new economic policy?
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lenins replacement of war communismnew measures included the return of most agriculture, retail trade, and light industry to private ownership (though the state retained control of heavy industry, banking, transport, and foreign trade) and the reintroduction of money into the economy
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what was the major differences between britain and france after world war 1?
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france was concentrating on being the most powerful and making sure germany was trying to take over and britain was focusing more on the internal problems of the country and didnt want to get involved in eastern europe problems because they didnt have much interest
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what was the Ruhr occupation?
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when the FRENCH occupied the ruhr area spent more on this than they were going to get in reparations.
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who led the bolsheviks(communists?)
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leon trotsky
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what is collectivization?
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the forcing of peasants to farm on government controlled farms in order to get money for industrilazation
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who is adolph hitler?
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leader of the nazi party.wanted to bring the weimar republic down and communism suspended weimar constitution
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SS
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An elite quasi-military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's personal guard and as a special security force in Germany and the occupied countries.
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what is kristallnacht?
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Kristalnacht ( crystal night ) german diplomat was killed led to 50,000 jews being killed
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what is euthanasia?
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killing of people of old age and mental illness
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what is the popular front?
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any coalition of working class and middle class in europe united to defend democracy against fascism
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what is the rome-berlin axis?
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Germany and italy agreed not to go to war with eachother
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remilitaration of the rhineland?
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zone had no military and was an advantage to france
and french lost that advantage |
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what is appeasement?
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he policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace.
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what is the gulag?
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forced labor camps in soviet union
mostly located in siberia |
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what is the phony war?
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stalemate nobody invades
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what is vichy?
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capital of france, government The Vichy government was widely considered a tool of the Nazis and was never recognized by the Allies.
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Charles de Gaulle?
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5. The resistance to the French governmentthe youngest general in the French army, who leads efforts from beyond French borders.
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what is appeasement?
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he policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace.
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what is the gulag?
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forced labor camps in soviet union
mostly located in siberia |
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what is the phony war?
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stalemate nobody invades
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what is vichy?
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capital of france, government The Vichy government was widely considered a tool of the Nazis and was never recognized by the Allies.
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Charles de Gaulle?
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5. The resistance to the French governmentthe youngest general in the French army, who leads efforts from beyond French borders.
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Winston Churchill
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replaced by prime minister chamberlain after german invasion of norway and denmark
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ghetto
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place where the popullation of jews lived
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stalingrad
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battle unsucessful german assault on the german on the soviet union marked the farthest extent of the German advance into the Soviet Union.
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lend lease act
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us was able to provide supplies to allies
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Franklin Roosevelt
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faced isolationist sentiment and was unable to bring the country into the war despite the fact he supported the allied cause.
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D-day
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JUNE 6TH allied forces invaded normandy in france opened second front
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existentialism
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A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.
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welfare state?
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A social system whereby the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, as in matters of health care, education, employment, and social security
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