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16 Cards in this Set
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Nativism |
Prejudice against foreign-born people, sweped the nation |
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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 dictatorship.
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Anarchists |
People who opposed any form of government
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Sacco and Vanzetti |
Arrested and charged with robery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts.
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Quota System |
A system that established the maximum number of people who could enter the United States from each foreign country.
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John L. Lewis |
an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 |
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Warren G. Harding |
the 29th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1921 until his death |
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Charles Evans Hughes |
an American statesman, lawyer, and Republican politician from New York. |
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Fordney- McCumber Tariff |
1922 was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods in order to protect factories and farms. |
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Ohio Gang |
a gang of politicians and industry leaders closely surrounding Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States of America. |
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Teapot Dome Scandal |
a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. |
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Albert B. Fall |
a United States Senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal. |
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Calvin Coolidge |
a United States Senator from New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal. |
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Urban Sprawl |
It refers to the migration of a population from populated towns and cities to low density residential development over more and more rural land. |
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Installment Plan |
an arrangement for payment by installments. |