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The belief in the superiority of one's own nation over all others. could lead to conflicts between nations.
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The policy if nations based on the belief that anything could be acheieved through military might. Wars were won by nations w/ better equipped armies.
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Germany was forced to take all of the blame for losing war. The treaty had left bitter feelings of people.
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Fascists rose to power in Italy under the leadership of Benito, Mussolini. Fascism had no opposition or protests are tolerated.
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The richest & longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. Consumer spending & investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output & rising levels of unemployment as failing companies lay off workers.
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Failure of peace efforts like the Kellogg Beiand Treaty during the 1920s disillusioned many Americans about international involvment.
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Japan began to industrialize, leaders realized that they lacked the industrial resources needed to build a strong industrial economy.
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Nazi Party grew into mass movement & ruled Germany through totalitarian.
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The act of breaking into an enemy's demand in hopes of avoiding firther conflict.
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Late 1940s-1950s, as the govt. of the U.S. and the Soviet Union confronted each other in a Cold War, Anti-Communism dominated American domestic politics.
