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Chapter 12&13 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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nativism | prejudice against foreign born people |
isolationalism | a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs |
comunism | a economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship. in order the equalize wealth and power. |
anarchists | people who opposed any form of government |
Sacco and Vanzetti | arrested and charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard |
Quota system | system established the max number of the number of people who could enter the US |
John L. Lewis | United Mine Workers of American leader |
Warren G. Harding | 1921 President |
Charles Evans Hughes | Seceretary of State that urged that no more warships be built for ten years |
Fordney-McMumber Tariff | Raised taxes on US imports to the 60% -highest level ever |
Ohio Gang | presidents poker cronies |
Teapot Dome Scandal | Government set aside for the US navy |
Albert B. Fall | Manganged to get the US navy transferred oil supplies |
Calvin Coolidge | President after Warren G Harding |
Urban Sprawl | Cities spread in all directions |
Installment Plan | Enabled people to buy goods over an extended period, without having to put down much money at the time of purchase. |
Prohibition | The amendment era in which alcohol was illegal |
speakeasies | hidden bars where people could drink |
bootleggers | liquor smugglers |
fundamentalism | the protestant movement grounded in a literal interpretation of the Bible |
Clarence Darrow | the most famous trial lawyer of the day |
Scoops Trail | fight over evolution and the rold of science and religion in public schools |
Flapper | women who .. |