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13 Cards in this Set
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What is nativism?
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prejudice agains foreign-born people
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What is isolationism?
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a policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
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What is communism?
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an economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship
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What is an anarchist?
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people who oppose any form of government
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Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
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italian immigrants and anarchists who were accused of the robbery and the murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree.
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What is a quota system?
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a system that limited immigration and set up a maximum limit of immigrants who could enter the U.S. that was amended in 1924
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Who was John L. Lewis?
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the person who got the miners a 27% pay increase by striking for over a month after being ordered by the court to get back to work
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Who was Warren G. Harding?
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The 29th president of the U.S.
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Who was Charles Evans Hughs?
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he urged at the Washington Naval Conference to destroy and not build any more warships for at least 10 years
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What was the Fordney-McCumber tariff?
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it raised U.S imports to 60% and protected US businesses
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What was the Ohio gang?
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close friends of Harding who got put on the cabinet
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What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
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when the government set aside oil rich land for the Navy to use
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Who was Albert B. Fall?
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he got he lands set aside from the teapot dome scandal from the navy to the Interior Department
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