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24903105Kellogg Briand Pact (1928)A treaty coauthored by American and French leaders in 1928; in principle outlawed war forever; ratified subsequently by other nations0
24903106Welfare StateNew activism of the west European 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 planning1
24903107New 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 United States social and economic life2
24903108Popular 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 19383
24903109FascismPolitical philosophy that became predominant in Italy and then attacked weakness of democracy, corruption of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs; undertook state control of economy to reduce social friction4
24903110Totalitarian Statea new kind of government in 20th century that exercised massive, direct control over virtually all the activities of its subjects; existed in Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union5
24903111Christian Democratic MovementPolitical movement common to many Western European nations after WW II; wedded to democratic institutions and moderate social reform6
24903112Federal Republic of GermanyEventual name of postwar West German; created by the merging of the zones of occupation held by France, Britain, and the United States7
24903113TechnocratNew type of bureaucrat; intensely trained in engineering or economics and devoted to the power of national planning; came to fore in offices of governments following WW II8
24903114Margaret ThatcherConservative British prime minister from 1970 to 1991; held that office longer than any other person; worked to cut welfare and housing expenses, promote free enterprise9
24903115European Unioneconomic, scientific, and political organization consisting of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, & Romania10
24903116New FeminismNew 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 female11
24903117simone de beauvoir and betty friedomcouldn't find this one! process of elmination!12
24903118John KeynesBritish economist who stressed importance of government spending to compensate for loss of purchasing power during a depression; played role in the policies of the American New Deal and European economic planning after WW II.13
24903119Cubist Movement20th- century are style; best represented by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso; rendered familiar objects as geometrical shapes14

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