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11 Cards in this Set
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Demobilization
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The transition from wartime to peacetime production levels.
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Seattle general strike
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began on February 6, 1919, demanded higher pay and shorter working hours, only lasted 6 days and was unsuccessful.
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Boston Police strike
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began in September of 1919 and was also very unsuccessful. EPIC FAIL!
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United Mine workers Strike
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was the first ever successful strike in American history
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John L. Lewis
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Leader of the United Mine Workers strike.
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Red Scare
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was a period of anti-communist feeling in America
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A. Mitchell Palmer
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Attorney General who was bombed in 1919 by an Italian anarchist bomber.
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Palmer Raids
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a series of raids to capture alleged radicals.
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Nicola Sacco
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A shoemaker who was convicted of murder.
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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sold fish and was convicted of murder.
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Warren G. Harding
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became president and opened the doors to the Great Depression.
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