Vocabulary
a person who does not believe in God or gods
athiest
29th president of the United States
Warren G. Harding
scandal that surrounded the secret of leasing federal oil reserves by the secretary of the interior
Teapot Dome Scandal
a person who rebels against or works to disrupt and established authority
anarchist
30th president of the United States - nicknamed "Silent Cal"
Calvin Coolidge
movement where about 6 million black people moved from the American south to the northern, Midwestern, and Western states
The Great Migration
someone who believes in establishing an economic system based on community ownership of property and industry
communist
an emperor of Russia before 1917
Tsar
restricted the number of immigrants admitted from any country annually to 3% of the number of residents from that country living in the United States
workers or working-class people, regarded collectively
proletariat
any person not a citizen or national of the U.S.
aliens
public hysteria provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies in a society, especially communism
The Red Scare
a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty
turmoil
advocating complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme section of a political party
raids conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists
Palmer Raids