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16 Cards in this Set
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Nativism |
People who were prejudice against foreign-born people |
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Isolationism |
A policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs |
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Communism |
An economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship |
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Red Scare |
Vladimir Lenin and the communists established a Communist state, where they raised their "red" flags |
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Anarchists |
People who oppose any form of government |
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Quota System (Emergency Quota Act) |
Established the maximum number of people who could enter the United States from each foreign country |
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A. Mitchell Palmer |
U.S. Attorney that took action against communists in America fans arrested/ deported them |
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J. Edgar Hoover |
Palmer appointed him as his special assistant (created the FBI) |
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Urban Sprawl |
Cities that spread in all directions and the introduction of suburbs |
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Installment Plan |
Enabled people to buy goods over an extended period, without having to put down much money at the time of purchase |
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What was business like in the 1920s? |
Business expanded because productivity increased and people had money |
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How much of the worlds wealth did Americans own in the 20s? |
40% |
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Airplane industry in the 20s |
Began as a mail carrying service. Planes starts to carry radios and navigational instruments. Transatlantic flights ere performed by Charles Lindbergh, which helped promote cargo and commercial airlines |
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What changed in advertising? |
Business owners hired psychologists to study how to appeal to peoples desires |
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3 mins differences between cities and small towns in the 20s? |
Cities are busier (faster paced), small towns were slow In a small town everyone knows everyone, citied no one really knows anyone Cities were a world of competition (everyone judged everyone) |
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Life in the cities |
Diverse with different types of people from American born citizens an African Americans to immigrants of all nationalities. At night people crowded into movie theaters. Cities were a world of competition and change. People judge one another by accomplishment and appearance more than background |
