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1920s
Unit 4
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Social Studies
12th Grade
11/16/2016

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nativism
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favoring the interest of native-born people over foreign foreign people
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isolationism
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opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries
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communism
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economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property
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anarchist
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a person who opposes all forms of government
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quota system
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system that sets limits on how many immigrants from countries will be admitted per year
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fordney McCumber tariff
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regulations enacted in 1912 that raise taxes on Imports to protect us businesses
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Ohio gang
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a group of close friends and political supporters who Harding appointed as cabinet
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Teapot Dome scandal
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Alberta Falls secretly leasing land to 2 oil companies
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urban sprawl
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unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities and surrounding regions controlled automobile industry
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installment plan
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Arrangement that purchaser pays over a period Of time instead of all at once
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prohibition
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Banning manufacturing of alcohol in the US
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speakeasy
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place where alcoholic beverages were sold and consumed illegally during prohibition
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bootleggers
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person who smuggled alcohol in the US during prohibition
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fundamentalism
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religious movement that grounded believe that all stories and Bible are true
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Scopes trial
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a court case that a biology teacher was tried for challenging a Tennessee laws that outlawed teaching
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flapper
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free-thinking women who embrace the new fashion trends
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double standard
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greater sexual freedom to men than women
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Harlem Renaissance
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flowering in the African American culture in 1920s in New York
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