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Ch 20 Flashcards

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This is a prejudice against foreign born people

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Nativism

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This is a policy of pulling away from world affairs

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Isolationism

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What is communism?

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An economic/political system based on a single party government led by a dictatorship

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Who made the “Reds?”

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Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks (majority)

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What were the reds and what was their goal?

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The Russian communist group who wanted to abolish capitalism everywhere

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What happened as a result of the Reds in the US?

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The Red Scare (1919-1921)

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Who was involved in the Palmer Raids?

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Attorney General Mitchell Palmer and J Edgar Hoover

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What did the Palmer raids aim to do?

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Hunt down socialists, communists, and anarchists

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THis is a person opposed to any form of government

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Anarchist

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These people were famous victims of the Red Scare who were Italians charged with murder and robbery

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Sacco and Vanzetti

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What happened to Sacco and Vanzetti?

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They were electrocuted to death

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12
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What dropped off after the war?

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Unskilled labor

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Who ended up involved in post-war labor disputes?

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Anarchists and socialists

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What happened with the KKK during the Red Scare?

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They rose up with anti-immigration feelings

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This set up limits on how manu immigrants from various countries would be admitted each year

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Quota System/Emergency Quota Act of 1921

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Who was forbidden immigration under the Quota System?

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Japanese

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Who was excluded from the Quota System?

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Immigrants of the Western hemisphere

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THis man was the leader of the United Mine Workers of America

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John L. Lewis

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What did coal miners get after their strike>

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A 27% wage increase

20
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Why did union membership drop in the 1920s?

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Immigrants were willing to work in poor conditions, it was difficult to organize immigrants, farmers who migrated to cities were used to relying on themselves, and most unions excluded blacks

21
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This man was the 29th president

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Warren G Harding, r, 1921-1923

22
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This man was the Secretary of State under Haring

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Charles Evans Hughes

23
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What did Charles Evans Hughes push for?

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No more warships to be built for 10 years, 1st disarmament by a powerful nation ever

24
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What became a source of conflict?

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The US wanted money lent to GB/FR during the war back

25
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This rose tariffs on imports to protect US businesses

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Fordney-McCumber Tariff

26
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What did the Dawes Plan do?

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Loan money to Germany so they could pay Britain and France to pay us back

27
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This renounced the use of war and called for peaceful settlements of disputes

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Kelogg-Briand Pact

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This was Hardings close friends and political supporters appointed to his cabinet

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Ohio Gang

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How did the kitchen cabinet come to power?

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Graft

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What is graft?

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Using political influence for personal gain

31
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This is when oil rich land was secretary leased to companies for a cash bribe

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Teapot done scandal

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Who was responsible for the teapot done scandal?

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Albert Fall-secretary of interior

33
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What ended up with Fall?

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He was the 1st American convicted of A felony while a cabinet post

34
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When did harding die?

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Aug 2 1923

35
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This man was Harding’s VP who assume office, was re-elected, and restored faith in the Republican Party

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Calvin Coolidge, 30, R, 1923-1929

36
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What Kind of policies did Coolidge like?

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low taxes and small gov’t

37
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What helped US manufactures flourish under Coolidge?

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High tariffs on imports

38
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How did the automobile change America?

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Paved roads(rt66), new houses with garages and driveways, construction of gas stations, motels, repair shops, and shopping centers

39
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This is the unplanned spreading of cities into surrounding areas

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Urban sprawl

40
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What ended up happening with airplanes?

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Transatlantic flights by Lindbergh and Earhart promoted commercial lines

41
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What were aeroplanes first used for?

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Carrying mail

42
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What did electricity run?

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Factories and machines

43
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How was power distribute over long distances?

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Alternating current

44
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What grew with businesses?

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An income gap between management and workers

45
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How did food prices lower?

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Farmers grew more food than they needed to

46
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This is a payment over an extended period with little down payment

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Installment plan

47
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What was the income gap called?

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Superficial Prosperity

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