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Chapter 12&13 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 .. |