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9504345192How did European cultures and settler European cultures both change between the World Wars?settler cultures sought autonomy europe didn't seem invincible anymore some places were in debt coming out of the war and not strong enough to hold their colonies colonies realized they were unfairly being forced into things0
9504345193Zionismmovement originating in Eastern Europe during the 1860s and 1870s whose leaders argued that the jews must return to a middle eastern holy land; eventually identified with the settlement of Palestine1
9504345194Balfour DeclarationBritish minister Lord Balfour's promise of support for the establishment of Jewish homeland in Palestine issued in 19172
9504345195World Zionist OrganizationFounded by Theodor Herzl to promote Jewish migration to and settlement in Palestine to form a Zionist State3
9504345196Wafd PartyEgyptian nationalist party that emerged after an Egyptian delegation was refused a hearing at the Versailles treaty negotiations following WWI; led by Sa'd Zaghul; negotiations eventually led to limited Egyptian independence beginning in 19224
9504345197Sa'd ZaghulLeader of Egypt's nationalist Wafd party; their negotiations with British led to limited Egyptian independence in 19225
9504345198Marcus GarveyAfrican American political leader; had a major impact on emerging African nationalist leaders in the 1920s and 1930s6
9504345199W.E.B. DuboisOne of the most influential African American intellectuals and spokesmen of the twentieth century. His extensive and widely read writings on the plight of blacks in American society and critiques of racism were foundational to both civil rights movements in the United States and African resistance to colonialism7
9504345200Pan-AfricanismOrganization that brought together intellectuals and political leaders from areas of Africa and African diaspora before and after WWI8
9504345201NegritudeLiterary movement in Africa; attempted to combat racial stereotypes of African culture; celebrated the beauty of black skin and African physique; associated with origins of African nationalist movements9
9504345202Cubism20th century art style; best represented by Pablo Picasso; rendered familiar objects as geometrical shapes10
9504345203Pablo PicassoSpanish artists known for his work with cubism; painted the Guernica11
9504345204Benito MoussoliniItalian fascist leader after WWI; created first fascist government (1922-1943) based on aggressive foreign policy and new nationalist glories12
9504345205Fascismpolitical philosophy that became predominant in Italy and then Germany during the 1920s and 1930s; attacked weakness of democracy, corruption of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs; undertook state control of economy to reduce social friction13
9504345206The red scareHeightened resistance in the United States to outside influence, especially communism14
9504345207The roaring 20srapid advancements of United States economic and popular cultural initiatives during the twentieth century15
9518934167How did the 1920s feature both short and long term changes in the interwar yearsshort term: changes for women, Hollywood became more important, new dances/styles/more fun and luxury long term: economy boomed in the United States assembly line introduced corporations expanded and innovated better agricultural output freed labor for expanding factories in Japan spread of fascism16
9521578020Mexican revolutionFought over a period of almost ten years from 1910; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata17
9521578021Profirio DiazOne of Juarez's generals; elected president of Mexico in 1876; dominated Mexican politics for 35 years; imposed strong central government18
9521580954Pancho Villa(1878-1923) Mexican revolutionary and military commander in northern Mexico during the Mexican Revolution; succeeded along with Emiliano Zapata in removing Diaz from power in 1911; also participated in campaigns that removed Madero and Huerta19
9521582318Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionary and military commander of peasant guerrilla movement after 1910 centered in Morelos; succeeded along with Pancho Villa in removing Diaz from power in 1911; also participated in campaigns that removed Madero and Huerta; demanded sweeping land reform20
9521584002Mexican Constitution of 1917Promises land reform, limited foreign ownership go key resources, guaranteed the rights of workers, and placed restrictions on clerical education; marked formal end of Mexican Revolution21
9521584003The Red ArmyMilitary organization constructed under leadership of Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik follower of Lenin; made use of people of humble background22
9521587244Union of the Soviet Socialist RepublicsFederalist system of socialist republics established in 1923 in various ethnic regions of Russia; firmly controlled by Communist party; diminished nationalities protest under Bolsheviks; dissolved 199123
9521587245CominternInternational office of communism under USSR dominance established to encourage the formation of Communist parties in Europe and elsewhere24
9521587266Yuan ShikaiWarlord in northern China after fall of Qing dynasty; hoped to seize imperial throne; president of China after 1912; resigned in the face of Japanese invasion in 191625
9521589301May Fourth MovementResistance to Japanese encroachments in China began on this date in 1919; spawned movement of intellectuals aimed at transforming China into a liberal democracy; rejected Confucianism26
9521589302GuomindangChinese Nationalist party founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1919; drew support from local warlords and Chinese criminal underworld; initially forged alliance with communists in 1924; dominated by Chiang Kai-shek after 192527
9521591947Chiang Kai-shekA military officer who succeeded Sun Yet-sen as the leader of the Guomindang or Nationalist party in China in the mid-1920s; became the most powerful leader in China in the early 1930s, but his nationalist forces were defeated and driven from China by the Communists after WWII28
9521593137Mao Zedong(1893-1976) communist leader in revolutionary China; advocated rural reform and role of peasantry in nationalist revolution; influenced by Li Dazhao; led communist reaction against Guomindang purges in 1920s, culminating in Long March of 1934; seized control of all mainland China by 1949; initiated Great Leap Forward in 195829
9521593138Long MarchCommunist escape from human province during civil war with Guomindang in 1934; center of Communist power moved to Shanxi province; firmly established Mao Zedong as head of the Communist party in China30
9521601076The Great DepressionInternational economic crisis following WWI; began with collapse of American stock market in 1929; actual causes included collapse of agricultural prices in 1920s, collapse of banking houses in the United States and Western Europe, massive unemployment; contradicted optimistic assumptions of 19th century31
9521601077The Popular FrontCombination of socialist and communist political parties in France; won election in 1936; unable to take strong measures of social reform because of continuing strength of conservatives; fell from power in 193832
9521602893The New DealPresident Franklin Roosevelt's precursor of the modern welfare state (1933-1939); programs to combat economic depression enacted a number of social insurance measures and used government spending to stimulate the economy; increased power of the state and the state's intervention in US social and economic life33
9521604875What were the main features of the Nazi state?Challenged and reversed Western commitment to liberal, democratic political forms State provides guidance and leader provides state Totalitarian Hitler eliminated all opposition Government sponsored bodies replaced trade unions Economic planning restored production levels Hitler released propaganda34
9521604876NazisNational socialist regime in Germany under Adolf Hitler that encouraged the growth of fascism35
9521606137TotalitarianismA new kind of government in the 20th century that exercised massive, direct control over virtually all the activities of its subjects; existed in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union36
9521606138GestapoSecret police in Nazi Germany, known for brutal tactics37
9521607362Spanish Civil WarWar pitting authoritarian and military leaders in Spain against republicans and leftists between 1936 and 1939; Germany and Italy supported the royalists; the Soviet Union supported the republicans; led to victory of the royalist forces38
9521607363Guernicafamous painting by Picasso; known for its impact on the revolution; combined animal and human parts39
95216093995 Year PlanStalin's plans to hasten industrialization of USSR; constructed massive factories in metallurgy, mining, and electric power; led to massive state planned industrialization at cost of availability of consumer products40
9521609400Socialist Realismattempt within the USSR to relate formal culture to the masses in order to avoid the adoption of Western European cultural forms; begun under Joseph Stalin; fundamental method of Soviet fiction, art, and literary criticism41
9521610040Politburoexecutive committee of the soviet communist party; 20 members42
9521732178Diego Rivera(1886-1957) Mexican artists of the period after the Mexican Revolution; famous for murals painted on walls of public buildings; mixed romantic images of the Indian past with christian symbols and marxist ideology43

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