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nativism
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1.The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
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isolationism
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A policy of reaming by oneself and not interracting with those around
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communism
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social, political and economic movement that aims at the establishment of a classless and stateless communist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production
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anarchists
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a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
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sacco and vanzetti
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two anarchists that were convicted of murder during the arrmed robbery in Massachusettes
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quota system
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established the maximum number of people that could enter the U.S from each foriegn country
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john lewis
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protested low wages and long workdays. he called his union members out on strike on Nov. 1, 1919
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warren harding
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described as a good-natured man who "looked like a president ought to look"
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charles hughes
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urged no more warships be built for 10 years
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fordney mcCumber tariff
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raised taxes on imports to 60%, the highest level ever.
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Ohio gang
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cabinets other name, Presidents poker playin buddies who would cause a great deal of embarresment
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teapot dome scandal
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set oil rich public lands aside.
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albert fall
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close friend to various oil executives, managed to get the oil transport from the navy to the International Department
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calvin coolige
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fit into the pro-business spiritof the 1920's very well
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urban sprawl
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Uncontrolled expansion of Urban areas
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installment plan
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A credit system which allows payments of materials in over a fixed period of time.
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prohibition
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A law forrbidding something (alcohol)
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speakeasy
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An illegal bar that may be underground and had secret passwords or knocks to get inside
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bootlegger
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someone who makes or sells illegal liquor.
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fundamentalism
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1.A form of Protestant Christianity that upholds belief in the strict and literal interpretation of the Bible.
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clarence darrow
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American Lawyer best known for defending Scopes in his trial and two teenage thrill killers of murder againsr a 14 year old boy
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scopes trail
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scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school which was illegal at the time. It became a big event in teh town and tons of people went their to cover the case with the famed laywers darrow and Jennings
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flapper
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A fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
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charles lindenbergh
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an American aviator.. author.. inventor, explorer... and social activist
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george gershwin
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American composer and pianist.
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georgia o' keeffe
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American artist.
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sinclair lewis
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1st write in american to get a nobel peace prize. his work based most off on society and capitalism. wrote plays/stories
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F. Scott fitzgerald
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worte the great Gatsby.
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edna st. vincent millay
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poet/playwriter. got thr pulitzer prize
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ernest hemingway
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won the nobel peace prize in 1954. 1st book - The old man and The sea
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Zora neale hurston
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author - Florida girl
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marcus garvey
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immigrant from jamaica. " African Americans shoulg be seperate "
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harlem renaissance
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overpopulated area. began in african american society. boom of music & art
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longston armstrong
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some poems moved to jazz or blues. african american poet
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duke ellington
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price support
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credit
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alfred smith
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dow jones industrial average
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speculation
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buying on maargin
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black tuesday
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hawley-smoot tariff
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dust bowl
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herbert hoover
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boudler dam
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federal home loann bank act
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RFC
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bonus army
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FDR
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New deal
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glass-steagall act
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faderal securities
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duke ellington
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agricultural adjustment act
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civilan conservetion corps.
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national industrial recovery act
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deficit spending
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huey long
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elanor roosevelt
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works progress administration
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wagner act
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social security act
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frances perkins
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CIO
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gone with the wind
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grapes of wrath
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FDIC
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SEC
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NLRB
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TVA
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louis armstrong
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