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Roaring Twenties Review Flashcards

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The __ intended to form a new social system for Russians and for the world

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Bolsheviks

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Because of a growing distrust of foreigners after WWI, more recent immigrants from southern and eastern Europe had lower __ in America than did descendants of earlier immigrants from northern and western Europe

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status

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Citizens of other countries who live in the US are __

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aliens

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A social system that has as its goal the elimination of economic classes and private property is __

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communism

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T/F:The Red Scare was a widespread fear of communism that gripped the US after WWI

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T

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T/F:Deportation is being sent back to one’s country of origin

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T

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T/F:The US attorney general conducted Red roundups, which were part of a campaign against suspected radicals

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FPalmer Raids

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Radical who sought the destruction of gov’t

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anarchists

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Attorney general who led gov’t attacks against suspected radicals

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A Mitchell Palmer

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Widespread fear of communism after WWI

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Red Scare

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Leader of the United Mine Workers

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John L Lewis

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Two immigrants whose background and political views played a prominent role in their trial for armed robbery and murder

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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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A movement that celebrated all things American

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100% Americanism

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Social system without economic classes or private property

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communism

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A set number of immigrants to be allowed into the US

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quota

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Company-paid pensions are one example of what came to be called __

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welfare capitalism

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__ involved paying for an item over time with a series of small payments

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installment buying

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Henry Ford’s use of the __ led to rapid production of inexpensive cars

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assembly line

19
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__, small towns located outside a larger urban area, grew quickly in the 1920s

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Suburbs

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__ refers to the amount of products made by a worker or machine

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Productivity

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The __ was the first mass-produced automobile

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Model T

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Perhaps the favorite new electronic home technology of the 1920s was the __, which allowed Americans to keep informed about news from around the world and enjoy dramas and comedy shows

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radio

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The __ industry helped create demand for new products such as refrigerators and vacuums by persuading consumers that they should buy these goods

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advertising

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Because Ford and other automobile manufacturers built their factories around this city, __, Michigan, doubled in population from 1910 to 1920

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Detroit

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One major area of the economy that did not prosper in the 1920s was __

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farming

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The worst scandal of the Harding presidency involved Secretary of the Interior Albert fall, oil companies, and (this federal land)

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Teapot Dome

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The (international agreement signed in 1928) stated that war should not be considered as a way to deal with international agreements

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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Pick term that does not relate to the others:a) Franceb) Kellogg-Briand Pactc) broad agreementd) inflation

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d

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Pick term that does not relate to the others:a) bribesb) oilc) Germanyd) Teapot Dome

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c

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Payments designed to make up for the damage of war are known as __

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reparations

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Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall accepted bribes related to federally owned land known as __

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Teapot Dome

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What occurs when competing nations build more and more weapons to gain a military advantage?

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an arms race

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Which leader died just as a series of scandals involving his administration were coming to light?

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Warren G Harding

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The meeting that led several major powers to cut their military forces back was known as __

A

the Washington Naval Conference

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