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someone who does not believe in war
pacifist
a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time
drought
being untruthful after giving an oath
perjury
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
sanction
not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.
neutral
someone who does not believe in government
anarchist
the drought-stricken southern plains region of the u.s.
dust bowl
the state of being banned from one's country
a cruel act
atrocity
a British boat that was sunk by a german torpedo
lusitania
someone who uses violence for political aims
terrorist
a german emperor
kaiser
unable to read or write
illiterate
a government-imposed trade restriction that limits the number or monetary value of goods that a country can import or export during a particular period
quota system
a severe worldwide economic sadness
great depression
czar
the belief that all property belongs to the government
communism
the alaska purchase
seward's folly
he imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government
martial law
the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace
league of nations
october 29, 1929
black tuesday
the withdrawal of military weapons
disarmament
"we can do it"
rosie the riveter
a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication
navajo code talkers
a bribery scandal involving the administration of u.s. president warren g. harding from 1921 to 1923
tea pot dome scandal