The 1920's Flashcards
what is nativism
prejudice against foreign people
what is the red scare
a panic when Russia over threw the czarist government which abolished capitalism and introduced a fear of the U.S. becoming a country of communism
isolationism
policy of pulling away from involvement in world conflicts
Quota System
established the maximum number of people who could enter the U.S. from each country
Boston police strike
police men asked for a raise and were fired
Kellogg - Brian pact
renounced war as a national policy
Fordney-McCumber tariff
raised taxes on US imports to 60% and protected US businesses from foreign competition
Ohio Gang
the presidents poker playing cronies
Teapot some scandal
the government set aside oil rich public lands at teapot some for the use of the U.S. navy
Albert B Fall
US secretary of the interior who was a close friend of oil executives
Urban Sprawl
cities spreading in all directions
installment plan
enabled people to buy good over an extended period of time
Speakeasies
drinkers in hidden clubs
Bootlegger
people who sold alcohol illegally
Fundamentalism
people who were skeptical of dorm scientific discoveries and theories
