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16 Cards in this Set
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Nativism
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Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
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Isolationism
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Opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries.
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Communism
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Economic and political system based on one-party rule and state ownership of property.
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Anarchists
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Person who opposes all forms of government.
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Sacco&Vanzetti
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Italian immigrants who were accused of murdering an American citizen and were executed under circumstantial evidence, setting off international outrage.
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Quota System
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System that sets limits on how many immigrants from various countries a nation will admit each year.
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John L. Lewis
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Leader of the United Mine Workers of America in 1919.
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Warren G. Harding
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29th president of the United States who promoted peace and a return to peaceful days before WW1.
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Charles Evans Hughes
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Secretary of State to Warren G.Harding in 1921 who urged that no war ships be built for a 10 year period.
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Fordney-McCumber Tariff
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Set of regulations enacted by congress in 1922 that raised taxes on imports to record levels in order to protect American businesses from foreign competition.
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Ohio Gang
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Group of close friends and political supporters whom Warren G. Harding appointed to his Cabinet.
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall's secret leasing of oil-rich public land to private companies in return for money and land.
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Albert B Fall
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Secretary of the Interior who was implicated in the Teapot Dome Scandal.
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Calvin Coolidge
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30th president of the U.S who promoted pro-business spirit of the 1920's.
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Urban Sprawl
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Unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding regions.
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Installment Plan
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Arrangement in which purchaser pays over an extended time, without having to put money down at the time of purchase.
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