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| 59547115 | kellogg-briand pact (1928) | a treaty coauthorized by American and French leaders in 1928; in principle outlawed war forever; ratified subsequently by other nations | 0 | |
| 59547116 | welfare state | new activism of the west europen state in economic policy and welfare issues after world war II; introduced programs to reduce the impact of economic inequality; typically included medical programs and economic planning | 1 | |
| 59547117 | new deal | 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 United states social and economic life | 2 | |
| 59547118 | franklin d. roosevelt | 32nd president; enacted new deal | 3 | |
| 59547119 | popular front | combination of socialist and communist political parties in france; won election in 1936; unable to take strong measures of social reform because of continuing strenth of conservatives; fell from power in 1938 | 4 | |
| 59547120 | fascism | political philosophy that became predominant in Italy and then germany during the 1920's and 1930's; attacked weakness of democracy, corruption of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs; undertook state control of economy to reduce social friction | 5 | |
| 59547121 | totalitarian state | a new kind of government in the 10th century that excercised massive, direct control over virtually all of the activities of its subjects; existed in Germany, Italy, and Soviet Union | 6 | |
| 59547122 | Christian democratic movements | political movement common to many western european nations after world war II; wedded to democratic institutions and moderate social reform | 7 | |
| 59547123 | federal republic of germany | evntual name of post war germany; created by the merging of the zones of occupation held by france, britain, and the united states | 8 | |
| 59547124 | technocrat | new type of bureaucrat; intensely trained in engineering or economics and devoted to the power of national planning; came to force in offices of governments following world war II | 9 | |
| 59547125 | margaret thatcher | conservative prime minister of britain from 1979 to 1991; held office longer than any other person; worked to cut welfare and housing expenses, promte free enterprise | 10 | |
| 59547126 | european union | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members | 11 | |
| 59547127 | new feminism | new wave of women's rights agitation dating from 1949; emphasized more literal equality that would play down domestic roles and qualities for women; promoted specific reforms and redefinition of what it meant to be female | 12 | |
| 59547128 | simone de beauvior and betty friedan | womens rights authors | 13 | |
| 59547129 | john keynes | british economist who stressed importance of government spending to compensate for the loss of purchasing power during a depression; played a role in the policies of the american new deal and european economic planning after WWI | 14 |
