AP World History Unit 7 - Lesson 7.4

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

________ took control of Russias Politburo and became a dictator.

Getulio Vargas

________ took power as president of Brazil, his actions were similar to Mussolinis as he:

Great Depression

The ________ was the international economic crisis following world war one.

Institutional Revolutionary Party

The ________ dominated Mexican politics in the interwar period and favored land reforms, access to jobs and education, land reforms, and improvement of infastructure.

Deficit Spending

________: Action of spending more than the government takes in.

Inflation

General rise in prices and fall of the value of money

Deficit Spending

Action of spending more than the government takes in

The New Deal

FDRs set of domestic policies for relief of citizens suffering from the Great Depression.'

Russian Civil War (1918-1921)

Russian and Ukrainian revolts and strikes against the Russian government

Lenin New Economic Plan

Temporary retreat from communism in Russia, reintroduced private trade and economic liberties

Five Year Plan

Stalins plan to transform the soviet union into an industrial power

Kolkhoz

Group of peasants who freely joined together to farm a portion of land

Collectivized

Process in which farmland was taken from private owners and given to kolkhoz

PEMEX

This oil company became the second largest state owned company in the world

Germany and other countries turned to Fascism

A political system that promotes extreme nationalism, military glorification, denial of individuals rights, and putting blame on ethnic minorities

Corporatism

A political idea that different groups in society should take part in political decisions

The Popular Front

Electoral alliance in Spain, formed by left wing parties

Guernica Attack

Aerial bombing on citizens in the northern basque region, exercised the German air force

Hyper nationalism

Belief that ones nation is superior over all others

Luftwaffe

Germany air defense

Politburo

Executive committee for the Soviet Union’s communist party

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Gulag

Soviet labor camps for detained convicts.