Whap Ch. 29 Terms Flashcards

358214623	cubist movement	twentieth-century art style; represented by Pablo Picasso; rendered objects as geometric shapes.	0
358214624	Fascism	political ideology that became predominant in Italy and then Germany in the 1920s and 1930s; attacked the weakness of democracy and the corruption and class conflict of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs.	1
358214625	Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)	a multi-nation treaty, sponsored by American and French leaders, that outlawed war.	2
358214626	John Keynes	British economist who stressed the importance of government spending to compensate for loss of purchasing power during a depression; influenced the policies of the New Deal and postwar European economic planning.	3
358214627	New Deal	President Franklin Roosevelt's program to combat economic depression	4
358214628	new feminism	a wave of agitation for women's rights dating from about 1949; emphasized equality between sexes.	5
358214629	Popular Front	alliance of French socialist, liberal, and communist parties; won election in 1936; blocked from reform efforts by conservative opposition; fell in 1938	6
358214630	technocrat	a new type of bureaucrat trained in the sciences or economics and devoted to the power of national planning; rose to importance in governments after World War II.	7
358214631	totalitarian state	a 20th century form of government that exercised direct control over all aspects of its subjects; existed in Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, and other communist states.	8
358214632	welfare state	Great Depression-inspired system that increased government spending to provide social insurance and stimulate the economy.	9