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49 Cards in this Set
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Communism
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-the government owned all land and property
-a single political party controlled the government -individuals had no rights that the government was bound to respect -The government vowed to stir up revolutions in other countries and spread communism throughout the world |
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Red Scare
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An intense fear of communism and other extreme ideas
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Isolationism
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A policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with foreign countries
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Disarmament
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A program in which the nations of the world would voluntarily give up their weapons
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Quota
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A numerical limit
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Albert B. Fall(secretary of interior) gave secret drilling rights on government oil fields in Elk Hills, Cali. and Teapot Dome, Wyoming, to 2 private oil companies.
-Fall recieved $300,000 in illegal payments and gift disguised loans -Albert B. Fall went to jail |
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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15 nations agreed not to use the threat of war in their dealings with one another
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Consumer Economy
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An economy that depends on a loarge amount of buying by consumers
-Consumers are individuals who use products |
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Installment Plan
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A system that lets customers make partial payments at set intervals over a period of time until the total debt is paid
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Assembly Line
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A manufactring process in which each worker does one specialized task in the construction of the final product
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Flapper
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A new type of woman who was young, rebellious, fun loving, and bold.
-Breezy, slangy, and informal -Slim and boyish in form -silk and fur covered body tightly -red cheeks and lips -plucked eyebrows and close fitting helmet of hair -gay, plucky, and confident |
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Demographics
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The statistics that describe a population, such as data on race or income
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Barrio
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A Spanish-speaking neighborhood
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Mass Media
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Print and broadcast methods of communicating information to large numbers of people
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Harlem Renaissance
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African American literary awakening of the 1920's
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Bootleggers
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suppliers of illegal alcohol
-OLD: hid flasks of liquor in the leg of their boots |
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Speakeasies
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Illegal bars that flourished in the cities
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Fundamentalism
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Traditional Christian ideas about Jesus Christ and bible was inspired by God and cannot contain contradictions or errors
Everything in bible true -12 pamplets |
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Warren G. Harding
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29th president of the U.S.(1921-1923)
-presided over a short administration marked by corruption |
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Henry Ford
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Pioneering auto manufacturer in 1900's
-made affordable cars for masses using assembly line and other techniques |
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James Cox
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The democratic canidate for President against harding
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Vladimir Lenin
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Revolutionary leader in Russia
-established communist government in 1917 |
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A. Mitchell Palmer
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The attorney general during Harding Administration
-went after communists |
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Nicola Sacco
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Immigrand and anarchist executed in a highly controversial case, for a 1920 murder at a massachusetts factory
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Boston Police Strike
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Boston Police wanted a pay increase, rioting startted
-Coolidge called national guard on them |
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Herbert Hoover
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31st president of the U.S.(1929-1933)
-worked to aid Europeans during WWI, responded ineffectively to 1929 stock market crash and great depression |
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Andrew Mellon
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Harding's secretary of treasury; very rich(Mellon Bank)
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Quota
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Numerical Limit
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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scandal of hardings admin.
-private companies paid to use government lands(oil drilling) |
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Albert Fall
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Hardings secretary of interior who took the fall for the Teapot Dome scandal
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Laissez Faire
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A policy of calvin coolidge where the government does not get involved in business
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Assembly Line
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a manufacturing process in which each worker does one specialized task in the construction of the final product
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Flapper
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Women with short hair and short skirts; outgoing, funloving, make up, slim boyish figures
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Babe Ruth
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Famous baseball player for the yankees
-George Herman Ruth -nicknamed the "Sultan of Swat" |
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18th Amendment
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A ban on all alcoholic drinks making or selling alcoholic drinks
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19th amendment
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Women were granted the right to vote
-womens suffrage |
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Jack Dempsey
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Famous boxer of the 20's, won 1st million dollar fight
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Spirit of St. Louis
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Charles Lindberghs plane he flew from NYC to Paris in 33 1/2 hours
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Gertrude Ederle
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Freestyle swimmer, broke many records
-Won gold medal in 1924 olympics -1st woman to swim english channel, beat mans record by 2 hours |
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Amelia Earhart
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Flew across atlantic alone, from hawaii to Cali. along, dissapeared over facific in 1937
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Harlem Renaissance
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An african american literary awakening of the 1920's
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Al Jolson
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Vauudeville star; played lead in first talking picture
-"The Jazz Singer" |
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Louis Armstrong
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Famous Jazz Musician(trumpet)
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Duke Ellington
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African American musician, bandleader, and composer of 1920's and 1930's
-Edward Kennedy Ellington |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Novelist who depicted U.S and world during 1920's in novels such as The Great Gatsby
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Al Capone
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Famous gangster in Chicago
-very rich off of bootlegging -scarface(broken bottle scarred face) |
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John Scopes
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Teacher in Tennessee who tested the legal system by teaching the theory of evolution
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Marcus Garvey
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African American leader from 1919-1926 who urged African Americans to return to "motherland" of africa; provided early inspiration for "black pride" movements
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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