Chapters 12/13 Flashcards
Isolationism
A policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs
Communism
An economic and political system based on a single party gov ruled by a dictatorship
Anarchists
People who opposed any form of government, trampled civil rights, sent people to jail without legal trial, invaded private homes and offices
Sacco and Vanzetti
2 Italian immigrants were arrested, charged with the robbery and murder of a factor pay master and guard
Not great evidence, unfair treatment
Quota system
Established the Max number of people who could enter the us from each foreign country
Xenophobia
An intense fear or dislike of foreign people, their customs and culture, or foreign things
Urban sprawl
Cities spread in all directions due to workers living miles from their jobs and new transportation
Installment plan and mass consumption
Enabled people to buy goods over an extended period without having to put down much money at the time of purchase, get product over time pay it off
Prohibition
The manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages were legally prohibited
Fundamentalism
The Protestant movement grounded in a literal or non symbolic interpretation of the Bible
Beliefs could cause conflict
Scopes trial
Broke law by teaching evolution in school, Clarence and William, a fight over evolution the role of science and religion in public schools and in American society
Double standard
A set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than women
Required woman to observe stricter standards of behavior than men
What did John L Lewis do
New union mine leader, ordered a strike, for them 27% wage increase and became a national hero
What did warren Harding do?
Was Ohio senator became us president. Appealed to americas desire for calm and peace after war but resulted in scandal
What did Calvin Coolidge do?
Another us president, involved in the automobile
