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33 Cards in this Set
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What is demobilization?
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the progress of or the transition from wartime to peacetime production levels, caused social and economic strain.
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What is Seattle general strike?
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began on February 6 at 10:00 A.M..
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What is Boston police strike?
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further inflamed antilabor sentiments.
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What is United Mine Workers strike?
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the last major strike of 1919 erupted in November
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Who is John L. Lewis?
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the newly elected president of the UMW.
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What is Red Scare?
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fear that a Bolshevik revolution would erupt in the United States reached its height during the Red Scare.
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Who is A. Mitchell Palmer?
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then less, than one month later, a bomb damaged the house of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. The bomber, an Italian anarchist, died in the blast.
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What is Palmer raids?
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began in November 1919.
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Who is Nicola Sacco?
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was a shoemaker.
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Who is Bartolomeo Vanzetti?
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was a peddled fish from a pushcart.
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Who is Warren G. Harding?
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seeking a presidential candidate with broad appeal, Republican Party leaders nominated Warren G. Harding.
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Who is Andrew Mellon?
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and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover.
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Who is Charles Dawes?
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set out to eliminate debt by slashing spending.
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What is Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act?
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the Republican-led Congress further supported businesses by passing the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act in 1922.
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What is mergers?
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the combining of two or more companies took place in this era.
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What is American Plan?
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which supported union-free open shops.
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What is feminists?
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working conditions also became a divisive issue among women's rights activists, often called feminists.
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What is Equal Rights Amendment?
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Divisions in the women's movement emerged in the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
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Who is Mary Anderson?
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director of the U.S. Women's Bureau, was one of the opponents of the ERA who feared that the amendment would make such legislation unconstitutional: ERA supporters argued that special legislation for women actually hurt female job-seekers, particularly in male-dominated occupations.
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What is Teapot Dome scandal?
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the most notorious episode of corruption during the Harding administration, became news in 1924.
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Who is Albert Fall?
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had persuaded Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby to transfer control of navel oil reserves to his department.
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Who is Calvin Coolidge?
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was sworn in as president.
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Alfred E. Smith?
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a moderate progressive.
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Who is William Joseph Simmons?
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the new Klan was established in 1915 at Stone Mountain,Georgia, by a preacher named William Joseph Simmons.
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Who is David Stephenson?
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was convicted of second-degree murder.
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Who is A. Philip Randolph?
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was the unions failure to help African American workers led black socialist A. Philip Randolph.
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What is Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters?
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was the unions failure to help African American workers led black socialist A. Philip Randolph to found the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925.
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What is Pan-Africanism?
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aimed to unite people of African descent worldwide.
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Who is Marcus Garvey?
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a native of Jamaica, supported the cause of black nationalism.
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What is black nationalism?
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this movement aimed to create a new political state for African Americans in Africa.
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What is Universal Negro Improvement Association?
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Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914.
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What is Immigration Act of 1924?
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reduced this quota to 2 percent of the 1890 population figures for each nationality.
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What is Bursum Bill?
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which was designed to legalize non-Indian claims to Pueblo land.
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