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Chapter 24
The West Between the Wars
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History
9th Grade
05/27/2012

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Benito Mussolini - relation with Catholic Church
Definition
recognized the the vaticans sovereignity in Rome,
gave money to the Church
Catholicism as Italy’s official religion
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collectivization
Definition
a system where govt. takes over all private farms and has the peasants
work the land in “collective farms
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Dadaism
Definition
their art expressed their revulsion for what they saw as important in life??
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failure of the League of Nations
Definition
the US’s abscence hurt the league of nations creditbility and effectiveness The Leagues members failed to use military force to counteract aggression by Ger. Italy, and Japan
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Fascism
Definition
a pol. ideology where an individual citizen is subordinate 2 the interests of the
state or society. It emphasizes the need for strong central govt. led by a dictorial ruler, a
type of totalitarian govt.
Term
Five Year Plans
Definition
transform
the USSR from an agricultural to an industrial economy
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Francisco Franco
Definition
revolted against spains democratic gov. his forces seized madrid after this the civil war ended he set up an authoritarian regime
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Heinrich Himmler
Definition
led the SS and the Gestapo and Einsatzgruppen
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Josef Stalin
Definition
the general secretary after Lenin; started the 5-year plans
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Kristallnacht
Definition
known as the “night of shattered glass”; a night when Nazis destroyed
Jewish synagogues and businesses throughout Germany.
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Nuremberg laws
Definition
a series of laws that deprived German-Jews of their citizenship and
basic rights
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Politburo
Definition
a committee that controlled the policies of the communist party
Term
popularity of the Nazi Party
Definition
appealed to everyone
promised good things
Term
totalitarian state
Definition
control every aspect of their citizens’ lives; created mass
propaganda; led by a single ruler and or a single pol. party; there are no individual
freedoms, nor limits to the govts. power; people must obey and support the government
w/out question: criticism is unacceptable
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Chaing KaiShek
Definition
A Chinese general that unified most of China, took over the Nationalist
Party after Sun Yat Sen died; he secretly detested and distrusted the Chinese Communist Party
Term
Long March
Definition
Mao Zedong led his troops 6K mi. to NW China: they had little food,
faced freezing temps., and had to fight all the way; lasted 360 Days: 90K started, only 9K
survived
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Mao Zedong
Definition
led some Chinese Communist Party leaders; headed to S. China to recruit
rural peasants to their cause
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Shainghai Massacre
Definition
Chiang sent his army to Shanghai where thousands of communists
were killed; ended the Nationalist Party - Chinese Communist Party alliance
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