Note Questions (Terms) Flashcards
1
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Germany’s affirmation that it would accept its current boundaries
A
Locarno Pact
2
Q
economic crisis beginning with stock market crash in 1929 and continuing to the 1930s
A
Great Depression
3
Q
form of gov. in which the ruler is and absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
A
Totalitarianism
4
Q
- NEP
- Return to more capitalistic economy
- 1921 begun by Lenin
A
New Economic Policy
5
Q
- USSR
- Created by Lenin in 1922 - Led by Stalin
A
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
6
Q
- 1st totalitarianism leader (after Lenin)
- led USSR (1927-1953)
- won over Trotsky (Lenin’s chosen successor)
- centralized gov. and economy
- 5 year plans introduced
- Russia prospered, but its people suffered
- heavy industry increased, merchandise decreased
A
Joseph Stalin
7
Q
- Plans Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union
- Set goals for the output of steel, electricity, and machinery
A
Five Year Plans
8
Q
- Stalin carried out Great Purges to remove all memory of the Bolshevik revolution
A
Great Terror
9
Q
political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
A
Fascism
10
Q
- Collecting all land or all resources of a region and making them work together for the better of the state
A
Collectivization
11
Q
Fascist dictator of Italy
A
Mussolini
12
Q
- Members of Italian fascists before WWII
- Led by Mussolini
- Helped solidify Mussolini’s control
A
Blackshirts
13
Q
- Conservative democratic republic in Germany which oversaw Germany;s economic crisis after WWI
A
Weimar Republic
14
Q
- German Nazi Dictator during WWII
- Nazi leader
A
Adolf Hitler
15
Q
- Failed revolt led by Hitler
- Resulted in his imprisonment
A
Beer Hall Putsch
