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The policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with foreign countries |
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Offering workers higher wages and providing benefits |
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An intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas |
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The practice of making high risk investments in hopes of a huge return |
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A scandal that tarnished the reputation of the Harding administration |
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Made it possible for Henry Ford to produce cars quickly and cheaply |
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15 nations pledged not to threaten each other with war in their joint dealings |
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The total value of goods and services a country produces annually |
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Business policy supported by Calvin Coolidge |
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti |
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Immigrants whose murder convictions provoked controversy |
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“Silent” republican president who opposed government interference in American Business |
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Businessman and inventor who developed and mass produced automobiles |
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"President who easily won the 1928 election, expecting that Americans would continue to prosper" |
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Leader who made communism the official ideology of Russia and the Soviet Union |
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Paying part of a stock’s price and borrowing the rest |
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Key features of the 1920’s Republican administration |
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Expansionism and business regulation |
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The Russian Revolutions caused the ________ _________. |
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One reason that the 1920’s economy grew in the 1920’s |
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Americans began to buy goods on credit |
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What was the reason that Americans feared Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks? |
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They promoted a system that was hostile to American values |
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What was the cause of the labor unrest in the US after WW1? |
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The cost of living rose significantly. |
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How did installment plans affect the American economy in the 1920’s ? |
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They fueled the growth of the consumer economy |
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What was a result of the automobile boom? |
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Under what circumstances can the government silence free speech? |
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When there is “clear and present danger” |
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Herbert Hoover’s main opponent in the 1928 election |
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National Origins Act of 1924 |
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Reduced the number of people who could enter the US |
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What factor does a consumer economy depend upon? |
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What factor made “productivity” in the work place rise during the 1920’s? |
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Why did most American’s think that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed? |
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Because they believed the men were responsible for setting off bombs that damaged Mitchell Palmer’s house. |
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Effect of the passage of the Fordney-McCumber Tarrif |
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Hurt both US industry and European nations that had to pay back war debts |
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What are 4 signs that the economy was unsound? |
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Uneven prosperity; personal debt; overproduction; stock market speculation |
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Why did Americans fear the communists? |
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The communists were openly hostile to American values |
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What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids? |
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To root out groups whose activities posed a clear danger to the country |
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Many Americans believed the communists caused what problem in the US? |
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The labor strikes of 1919 |
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What was favored by the 1920’s Republican Presidents? |
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What foreign policy did Harding and Coolidge favor? |
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15 nations agreed not to use threats of war against each other. |
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Advertisements in the 1920’s changed from an emphasis on quality to an emphasis on _______. |
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To sell cars that ordinary people could afford |
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How did Henry Ford improve the Assembly Line? |
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The reason for Henry Ford’s success |
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Increasing automobiles led to the rise of what 2 new businesses? |
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The nation’ s business took off in the 1920’s because… |
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The Republican Laissez faire policies |
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"When Hoover took the presidency in 1929, what did most Americans expect?" |
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"Generally, the 1920’s were marked by…" |
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Why didn’t Hoover put a stop to the wild buying of stock on borrowed money? |
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He had high confidence in the American business world. |
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Who benefited from the huge rise in the stock market in the 1920s. |
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Consumers’ desire for exciting new products led to …? |
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An increase in personal debt |
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Practices such as buying on margin reflected what American attitude? |
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"Despite the prosperity of the 1920’s , life remained hard for many….?" |
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Farmers and factory workers |
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