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WH chapter 25 part 2
World History Chapter 25 Part 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |