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16 Cards in this Set
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nativism |
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants |
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isolationism |
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries |
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communism |
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class was and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs |
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anarchists |
a person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy |
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Sacco and Vanzetti |
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quota system |
a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality, the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year |
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John J. Lewis |
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Warren G. Harding |
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Charles Evans Hughes |
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Fordney-McCumber Tariff |
1922, was a law that raised American tariffs on all imported goods in order to protect factories and farms |
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Ohio gang |
a gang of politicians and industry leaders closely surrounding Warren Harding |
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Teapot Dome scandal |
secretary of the interior Albert B. Fall's secret leasing of oil-rich public land to private companies in return for money or land |
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Albert B. Fall |
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Calvin Coolidge |
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Urban sprawl |
the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas |
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installment plan |
an arrangement in which a purchaser pays over an extended period of time, without having to put down much money at the time of purchase. |
