Red Scare
Communism
policy of protecting the interests of native-born Americans against those of immigrants
Nativism
policy the US adopted after the war that involved abstaining from the involvement in world affairs
isolationism
Harding was elected to the Presidency following WWI by running on the idea to "Return to _________"
Normalcy
Rapid expansion of a city into the countryside and suburbs
Urban Sprawl
describes someone who is radically opposed to any and all forms of government
anarchist
established the maximum number of immigrants who were allowed entry into the US from each foreign country
quota system
Secretary of State who urged the world's naval powers to adopt a policy of disarmament & to not build anymore war ships for 10 years and to scrap their largest ships
Charles Evans Hughes
Incident where Harding's Secretary of the Interior secretly leased public oil lands to private companies
Teapot Dome Scandal
The increase in mass production led to this becoming more affordable for the average family-- changing the American landscape, architecture and city planning
automobile
series of raids led by this Attorney General to take action against suspected Communists after bombs were mailed to important people. Controversially trampling civil rights in fear of a bigger conspiracy
Palmer Raids
A. Mitchell Palmer
Who were the 2 Italian immigrants convicted and executed for murder with circumstantial evidence who many believe did not receive a fair trial
Sacco & Vanzetti
To protect the interests of their business, employers accused striking workers of being what
Communists
Harding's Secretary of the Interior who profited from by accepting bribes in the Teapot Dome Scandal.
First Cabinet member ever to be convicted of a felony and serve jail time
Albert Fall
This was passed in hopes that increased prices on imported goods would allow domestic manufacturing to prosper; however this prevented foreign trade and hurt the global economy
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
The ideals behind Communism were closely tied to the public's negative reactions around _________, which led to a dramatic drop in membership during the 1920s
labor unions
Immigrants along with others were targeted by this group that used harassment, political power and violence to intimidate their targets to leave their communities
Ku Klux Klan
"no war policy"
group of Harding's poker playing friends who he appointed to high government positions. They used this power to financially benefit from their positions and ruined Harding's reputation
Ohio Gang
enabled people to buy goods over extended period of time; paying a little each month
Installment Plan
What world even led to the first Red Scare in the United States?
Communist regime takeover of Russia (possible threat to spread to other nations)
Red Scare /Communism
After the war the anti-strike policy was lifted and this led to over 3000 strikes break out over many different industries, Led by John L Lewis, the very successful United Mine Workers strike eventually led to what
27% wage increase
Became President after Harding died of a heart attack in 1923; won election the following year on his pro-business approach, restoring the peoples faith in government after the scandals of the Harding Presidency
Calvin Coolidge
airplane