Chapter 29 Vocabulary Flashcards

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