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Chapter 17 World History

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The three western democracies most powerful in postwar eraGreat Britain, France and United States
The most pressing issues after WWI in EuropeFinding jobs and rebuilding war-ravaged lands
Because many leaders were lost during the war...Europe lacked strong leadership
Almost every independent nation signed this agreement in effort to end warfareKellogg-Briand Pact of 1928
People around the world put their hopes in the treaties and League of Nations to keep peace, but...The League of Nations had no real power to stop aggressors
The first nations to expose the League of Nations for lack of powerItaly and Japan
OverproductionA condition in which production of goods exceeds the demands
The country that did not join the League of Nations, thereby damaging its credibilityThe United States
An imbalance between supply and demand as well as investors margin buyingCauses of the crash and collapse of the stock market which triggered the Great Depression
In Britain, the Labour party gained strength and was gradually moving toward...Socialism
With mounting paranoia over communism in BritainThe Conservative party regained control and passed legislation to limit power of workers
Britain was forced to face the "Irish Question" of independenceWhen the IRA stepped up terrorism
Attempt made to stablize Irish terrorismCompromise in 1922 reached - Northern Ireland>Great Britain, Catholic Ireland>independent
France's chief concern after the warSecure borders against Germany
The defensive wall built by France along its border with GermanyMaginot Line
Where the "Red Scare" in America came fromThe Russian revolution
The excesses and fun of the '20's were shattered by...The crash and Great Depression
The two presidents that dealt with the DepressionHoover and Roosevelt
The president that offered the New DealFDR was elected in 1932 offering economic and social programs
Polish-born French scientist famous for ground-breaking research on radioactivity.Marie Curie
German-born physicist that advanced ideas of theories of relativityAlbert Einstein
Austrian physician who challenged faith in reason and suggested theories of the subconscience mindSigmund Freud
Artwork composed of no recognizable subjectabstract
Method of studying how the mind worksPschoanalysis
Style of art that is a revolt against civilizationDada
His paintings intended to shock and disturb middle-class viewersMax Ernst
Spanish artist that offered a new view of realityPablo Picasso
An artistic style inspired by dada and cubism that protrays workings of the unconscious mind.Surrealism
After WWI many people yearned for a return to .......Normalcy
American-born English poet wrote "The Waste Land"T.S. Eliot
The symbol of the rebellious "new woman" of the '20'sThe Flapper
The name of the German democratic government that included a parliamentary system and bill of rightsWeimar Republic
Name of the book written by Adolf Hitler while in prison"Mein Kampf"
Greatest enemy of the superior race, according to HitlerJews
Hitler felt Germany needed this for its superior raceLevensraum or 'living space'
Son of a teacher and a blacksmith who rose to power in ItlayMussolini
Mussolini's organized supporters that used intimidation and terrorBlack Shirts
How Mussolini gained supportHe organized veterans and discontented Italians into the Facists party
Nickname given to Mussolini after he assumed powerIl Duce
When supplies were no longer in demand in the US, the US stopped buying goods overseasIndustries were affected world wide by market in the US


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Olathe South High School

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