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22708080Lro CenasPresident of Mexico from 1934 to 1940; responsible for redistribution of land, primarily to create ejidos or communal farms; also began program of primary and rural education0
22708081Import SubstitutionTypical of Latin American economies; domestic production of goods during the 20th century that had previously been imported; led to light industialization1
22708082Victoriano HuertaAttempted to reestablish centralized dictatorship in Mexico following the removal of Madero in 1913; forced from power in 1914 by Villa and Zapata2
22708083New Economic PolicyInitiated by Lenin in 1921; state continued to set basic economic policies, but efforted were now combined with individual initiative; policy allowed food production to recover3
22708084Mexican RevolutionFought over a period of almost ten years from 1910; resulted in ouster of Porfirio D from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata4
22708085Cubist Movement20th Century art style; best represented by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso; rendered familiar objects as geometrical shapes5
22708086GestapoSecret police of Nazi Germany, known for brutal tactics6
22708087CominternInternational office of communism under USSR dominance established to encourage the formation of Communist parties in Europe and elsewhere7
22708088CristerosCOnservative peasant movement in Mexico during the 1920's; most active in central Mexico; attempted to halt slide toward secularism; movement resulted in armed violence8
22708089PolitburoExectutive committee of the Soviet Communist party; 20 members9
22708090ALexander KerenskyLiberal revolutionary leader during the early stages of the Russian Revolution of 1917; sought development of parlimentary rule, religious freedom10
22708091Benito MussoliniItalian fascist leader after World War I; created first fascist government (1922-1943) based on aggressive foreign policy and new nationalist glories11
22708092Red ArmyMiliatry organization constructed under leadership of Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik follower of Lenin; made use of people of humble background12
22708093Porfirio DOne of Juzas generals; elected president of Mexico in 1876; dominated Mexican politics for 35 years; imposed strong central government13
22708094Yuan 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 invasion14

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