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WH2: Chapter 30: Vocab

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France
casulties,
IRA
Irish Republican Army
Night of the Broken Glass
Kristallnacht, November 17,1938, shot and wounded a diplomat in paris, this was used as a anti-jew thing
Third Reich
under hitler
II Duce
"the leader"
Abstract
composed of lines, colors, and shapes with no subject at all
March on Rome
1922, to demand the government changes, tens of thousands
Dawes Plan
france withdrew it forces from the Ruhr, and american loans helped the german economy recover
Hitler
leader of Nazi's, organize his supporters into fighting squads, had an obsession with extreme nationalism, racism and antisemitism, promised to end reparations, create jobs and defy the Versailles treaty
Leon Blurn
(1936) socialist leader
Virginia Woolf
'Mrs. Dalloway', explore the hidden thoughts of people
HItler Youth
poldged absolute loyalty to Germany (young boys)
overproduction
condition in which production of goods exceeds the demand for them
"Red Scare"
being scared of someone that immigrated to the us
Postwar Europe
finding jobs for veterans, rebuilding war-ravaged lands, huge debts, economic problems, social unrest
Stream of Consciousness
probe a character's random thoughts and feelings without imposing any logic or order
Popular Front Government
tried so solve labor problems and passed some social legislation, did not satisfy more radical leftists.
Albert Einstein
theories of relativity,
Benito Mussolini
intense nationalist, promised to end corruption, and replace turmoil with order, prime minister, built first totalitarian state
Martin Niemoller
luthern minister, preached against nazi policies
corporate state
cascist party controlled industry, agriculture and trade
1925
Mussolini becomes II Duce, suppresses rival parties, mussled the press, rigged the elections and replace elected officials with fascist supporters, italy still remained a parliamentary monarchy
Ulster
The largely Protestant northern counties remained under British rule
New Deal
massive package of economic and social programs, regulated the stock market, protected savings, created jobs, aided farmers, social security
Britain
unemployment, conservatives & labuor, retained colonies
Franklin Roosevelt
(1932) sense of energy, New Deal, Social Security
Three Western Democracies
Great Britain, France, U.S, ruled the Paris Peace Conference and boosted hopes for democracy
Weimar Constitution
gove women the right to vote, parliamentary system, and had a bill of rights
Erich Maria Remarque
(1929) "All Quiet on th Western Front"
Pablo Picasso
cubism
Psychoanalysis
method of studying how the mind works and treating mental disorders
James Joyce
'Finnegans Wake' inner mind of sleeping hero
Mein Kampf
'My Struggle' by hitler, later became the basic book of nazi goals and ideology, reflected obsession
Henri Matisse
bold color, odd distortions
Weimar Republic
1919, democratic government
Dada
revolt against civilization
1922
Mussolini becomes leader of Italy
Labour party
gained support among workers by promoting a gradual move towards socialism
Nuremberg Laws
severe restrictions of jews, prohibited from marrying non-jews, attending or tteaching at german schools or universities, hlding government jobs, practicing law or medicine, or publising books
King Victor Emmanuel III
asked Mussolini to be prime minister
Bauhaus
school in germany, that influnced architecture by blending science and technology with design
1922
Ireland become independent
Autumn of 1929
jitters caused brokers to call in loans, investors who were unable to repay were forced to sell their stoc
Easter Rising
(1916)small irish group launched a revolt against british rule
Great Depression
1930's, global economic colapse
T.S. Elliot
1922- Baste Land, modern world as empty
Flapper
liberated young woman, bobbed hair, short skirts, unchaperoned dates, cigs, and drank
Fascism
extreme nationalism, glorified action, blind loyalty to the state, antidemocratic, aggressive foreign expansion.
Repudiate
rejected
disarmament
the reduction of armed forces and weapons
Ruhr Valley
coal rich valley occupied by the French
British Commonwealth of Nations
(1931) Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
general strike
(1926) strike by workers in many different industries at the same time, lasted nine days and involved three million
Frank Lloyd Wright
reflected belief that the function of a building should determine its form
1933
Hitler becomes chancellor , withing a year he became master of germany
Ernest Hemmingway
The Sun also Rises, rootless wanderings of young people who lack motivation
Government
single-party dictatorship, state control of econ, use of polic spies and terror, strict censorhip and government monopoly of the media
Vasily Kandinsky
abstract
1931
Japan's invasion of Manchuria
margin buying
paying part of the cost and borrowing th rest from brokers
Locarno treaties
(1925) seven european nations signed a series of treaties, settled Germany's desputed bordeds, became symbol of a new era
Storm Troopers
Hitler's men
Irish Free State
(1922) agreement, self-governing
Kellogg-Briand Pact
(1928) every independent nation, promise to renounce war as an instrument of national policy
Marie Curie
found that atoms of certain elements spontaneously release charge particles, radioactivity
Jazz Age
pioneered by African american musicians who combined west with africa (Louis armstrong)
Gestapo
hitler's secret police
Herbert Hoover
president during the G.D, government should not interfer
Irish Republican Army
carried on a guerrilla war against british forces and their supporters
June 6, 1944
D-Day
Surrealism
movement taht attempted to portray the workings of the unconscious mind
Black Shirts
supporters of mussolini, broke up socialist rallies, smashed leftists presses and attacked farmer's cooperatives
Fascist Party
1919 veterns + unhappy italians
Salvador Dali
surrealism
Cubism
redefining objects into separate shapes
Concentration Camp
detention cneters for civilians considered enemies of the state
Sigmund Freud
faith in reason, subconscious mind drives much human behavior
Chancellor
prime minister
1933
Hitler comes to power
Maginot Line
Line, as this defensive "wall" was called, offered a sense of security

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