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WH chapter 25 part 2

World History Chapter 25 Part 2 Vocabulary

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Locarno Pact A number of treaties guaranteeing existing German boundaries and negotiating other outstanding issues.
Gerneral strike A refusal by laborers in various industries to work until demands are met.
Popular Front A left-wing coalition government of France in the 1930's.
Nationalized Refers to putting industry under government control or ownership.
Easter Rising An Irish National revolt in 1916
Fascism Government doctrine that relies on dictatorial rule and a totalitarian regime.
Corporatist State Nation in which the major economy activities are organized into syndicates that resemble corporations.
Mein Kampf Book written by Hitler in 1920's expressing the spirit of the Nazi Movement.
Third Reich Hitler's name for his regime
Rome-Berlin Axis An alliance formed between Germany and Italy in 1936.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Name given to Russia in 1922
Collective Farms Referred to land pooled into lg. farms which people can work together as a group.
Command Economy System in which government planners make all economic decisions.
Politburo The small committee that held most of the power in the Soviet Union.
Purge Act of forcing people to leave an organization or an area.
Comintern The Communist international organized to spread revolution throughout the world.
Totalitarian Regimes Highly centralized government's that do not allow opposition and maintain total control.
Surrealism To merge conscious and unconscious ideas to portray life.
The Waste Land Poem by T.S. Eliot
Cubism Art style that emphasizes geometric shapes.
Functionalism Architecture based on the principle that a building should be designed for its specific use rather than according to any predetermined style.
International Style A style of architecture that was functional and plain and used expenses of steel and glass.
Economic Boom Sudden increase in prosperity
Roaring Twenties Nickname for the 1920's
Prohibition Law forbidding the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
Economic Nationalism Policy that a nation uses to try to improve its economic well being by establishing protective tariffs and similar restrictions.
Market Speculations Risky investments
On Margin Practice of buying stock using only the value of the stock or it's expected profit as security.
Great Depression Worldwide depression beginning in 1929.
Social Security Law providing old age and unemployment benefits for Americans.
Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Government Agency that built dams and provided other services in the valley of TN River.
Johnson Act Law prohibited loans to countries that owed war debts to the US.
Planned Economy A economy in which government directs the use of national resources and regulates the economy to achieve both goals and stability.
Maginot Line French fortifications along the boarders of Germany and Luxembourg.
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