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59226111Albert Einsteinphysicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity0
59226112Sigmund Freudaustrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis1
59226113Pablo Picassoa Spanish artist, founder of Cubism, which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes2
59226114Getulio VargasDictator of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Defeated in the presidential election of 1930, he overthrew the government and created Estado Novo ('New State'), a dictatorship that emphasized industrialization. (823)3
59226115John Maynard KeynesEnglish economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)4
59226116Franklin Delano RooseveltPresident 1933-45, took us out of the depression and into WWII, the new deal5
59226117Joseph StalinRussian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)6
59226118Benito MussoliniKnown as "Il Duce" -- the Leader -- Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy during World War II.7
59226119Adolf HitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)8
59226120Mohandas GandhiGreat leader from India who used non-violence to protest for independence, gender equity, and peaceful conflict resolution9
59226121Muhammad Ali JinnahIndian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948)10
59226122Mao ZedongChinese communist leader (1893-1976)11
59226123Jiang Jieshiformerly called Chiang Kai-shek headed the Kuomintang after the death of Sun Yixian.12
59226124Uncertainty PrincipleThe idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities, probabilities, and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.13
59226125Bauhausa German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 191814
59226126Smoot Hawley Tariff1930 - U.S. legislation that raised import duties by as much as 50%, adding considerable strain to the worldwide economic climate of the Great Depression. Despite a petition from 1,000 economists urging Pres. Herbert Hoover to veto the act, it was passed as a protective measure for domestic industries. It contributed to the early loss of confidence on Wall Street and signaled U.S. isolationism. Other countries retaliated with similarly high protective tariffs, and overseas banks began to collapse. In 1934 Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Trade Agreements Act, which reduced such tariffs.15
59226127New Dealseries of economic programs passed by Congress during the first term of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, from 1933 to his reelection in 1937. Few new programs were enacted after 1936, and many agencies were disbanded during World War II.16
59226128New Economic Programwas a policy which was implemented by Lenin that restored the maeket economy17
59226129Collectivizationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism18
59226130Fascisma political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)19
59226131National Socialisma form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism20
59226132Weimar Republicthe German republic founded at Weimar in 191921
59226133Mein KampfBook written by Hitler while he was exiled, my struggle.22
59226134Eugenicsthe study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)23
59226135Neremberg Lawsdeprived Jews of German citizenship and plced severe restrictions on them24
59226136KristallnachtNight of Broken Glass, Nov 9 1938 night when the Nazis killed or injured many jews & destroyed many jewish propertys25
59226137Ahimsaa Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence26
59226138Indian ActLaw describing rights and responsibilities of Aboriginal peoples and the government of Canada27
59226139Chinese Communist Partyformed the People's Republic of China in 1949 and is quick to quiet those who oppose it28
59226140Long MarchA 6000-mile, year-long trek of Mao and his followers to escape the non-Communist Guomindang; symbol of Communist heroism29

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