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League of Nations
The postwar international organization created to maintain peace and collective security; Brazil was an active early member before withdrawing in 1926.
Lend-Lease
A US policy enacted in March 1941 allowing the President to transfer military supplies to any nation whose defence was deemed vital to American security, without requiring immediate payment. It provided over $50 billion in aid to the Allies during World War II.
Lend-Lease
A US programme enacted in March 1941 that allowed the president to supply military aid to nations deemed vital to American defence. It provided billions of dollars in equipment to Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and other Allied powers without requiring immediate payment.
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs - the Soviet secret police responsible for political repression, surveillance, running the Gulag system, and enforcing state security from 1934 to 1946.
Popular Front
A broad coalition of left-wing and centrist political parties formed to oppose fascism, most notably in France (1936) and Spain (1936), typically uniting communists, socialists, and liberals.