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Chapter 21
Chapter 21
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History
11th Grade
06/01/2008

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Disarmament
Definition
A program where the nations of the world would voluntarily give up their weapons
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Laissez Faire
Definition
A hands-off government policy
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Installment Plan
Definition
Customers make partial payments at set intervals over a period of time until the total debt is paid
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Gross National Product
Definition
Total Value of goods and services a country produces annually
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Assembly Line
Definition
Manufacturing process in which each worker does one specialized task in the construction of the final product
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Teapot Dome Scandal
Definition
Sec. of Interior Albert Fall gave oil drilling rights to private companies in Elk Hills, Ca and Teapot Dome, WY
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Kellogg-Brand Pact
Definition
Treaty among 60 nations suggested by France and the U.S. which outlawed war
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Calvin Coolidge
Definition
President after Harding. Laissez Fair was his main policy. Refused to run for second term
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Vladimir Lenin
Definition
Leader of Communist Russia. Stalin took over after his death
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Herbert Hoover
Definition
reorganized the position of Secretary of Commerce
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Sacco and Vanzetti
Definition
Anarchists that were convicted of murder and robbery even though there was no real proof against them
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Henry Ford
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Assembly line user for the manufacture of his cars. Owned a newspaper called The Dearborn Independent.
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Charles Schnek
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Fought the war by mailing letters to enlisted men and telling them not to report for duty
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