Chapter 29 Flashcards

22708080	Lro Cenas	President 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 education	0
22708081	Import Substitution	Typical of Latin American economies; domestic production of goods during the 20th century that had previously been imported; led to light industialization	1
22708082	Victoriano Huerta	Attempted to reestablish centralized dictatorship in Mexico following the removal of Madero in 1913; forced from power in 1914 by Villa and Zapata	2
22708083	New Economic Policy	Initiated by Lenin in 1921; state continued to set basic economic policies, but efforted were now combined with individual initiative; policy allowed food production to recover	3
22708084	Mexican Revolution	Fought 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 Zapata	4
22708085	Cubist Movement	20th Century art style; best represented by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso; rendered familiar objects as geometrical shapes	5
22708086	Gestapo	Secret police of Nazi Germany, known for brutal tactics	6
22708087	Comintern	International office of communism under USSR dominance established to encourage the formation of Communist parties in Europe and elsewhere	7
22708088	Cristeros	COnservative peasant movement in Mexico during the 1920's; most active in central Mexico; attempted to halt slide toward secularism; movement resulted in armed violence	8
22708089	Politburo	Exectutive committee of the Soviet Communist party; 20 members	9
22708090	ALexander Kerensky	Liberal revolutionary leader during the early stages of the Russian Revolution of 1917; sought development of parlimentary rule, religious freedom	10
22708091	Benito Mussolini	Italian fascist leader after World War I; created first fascist government (1922-1943) based on aggressive foreign policy and new nationalist glories	11
22708092	Red Army	Miliatry organization constructed under leadership of Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik follower of Lenin; made use of people of humble background	12
22708093	Porfirio D	One of Juzas generals; elected president of Mexico in 1876; dominated Mexican politics for 35 years; imposed strong central government	13
22708094	Yuan Shikai	Warlord in northern China after fall of Qing dynasty; hoped to seize imperial throne; president of China after 1912; resigned in the face of Japanese invasion	14