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| The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. |
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| A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries. |
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| A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned |
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| a political theory favoring the abolition of governments. |
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| Anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery in Massachusetts |
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| introduced by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in 1795, required each English county to provide a quota of men for the Royal Navy, based on its population and the number of its seaports |
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| Leader of United Mine Workers |
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| good-natured man who "looked like a president ought to look." |
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| urged that no more war ships be built for ten years |
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| Raised taxes on the US imports to 60 percent |
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| Presidents poker-playing cronies, who would soon cause a great deal of embarassment |
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| Government set aside oil-rich oublic lands at Teapot Dome for use by the US Navy |
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| a close friend of various ol executives, managed to get the oil reserves transferred from the navy to the Interior Department |
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| 1923 president. Heled to restore the peoples faith in the government and in the republican party |
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| cities spread in all directions |
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| enabled people to buy goods over an extended period, without having to put down much money at the time of purchase |
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| Prohibited manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages |
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| One spoke quitely of easily to avoid detection |
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| Named for smugglerts practice of carrying liquor in the legs of boots |
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| Skeptical of some scientific disccoveries and theories, they argued that all important knowledge could be found in the Bible |
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| The most famous trail lawyer of the day to defend the scopes |
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| A fight over evolution and the role of science and religion in public schools and in the American society |
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| An emanicipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day |
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| Anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery in Massachusetts |
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| Merged traditional elements with American jazz, thus creating a new sound that was identifiably American |
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| Produced intensely colored canvases that captured the grandeur of New York |
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| The first American to win a Nobel Prize in literature |
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| Coined the term "Jazz Age" to describe the 20's |
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| Wrote poems celbrating youth and a life of independence and freedom from traditional constraits |
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| Wounded in WW1, become the best-known expatriate author |
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| Wrote the African American Encyclopedia |
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| Immigrant from Jamaica, believed the African Americans should build a seperate society |
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| Literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture |
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| Movements best known poet, described hard times of the working class African Americans |
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| Young trumpet player, joined Oliver's group Creole Jazz Band |
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| A jazz pianist and composer, led his ten piece orchstra at the Cotton Club |
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| Congress tried to help out farmers with a piece of legislation, for key products such as wheat, corn, cotton, and tobbaco |
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| An arrangement in which consumers agreed to buy now and pay later for purchases |
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| Democrat candidate, career politician who had served four years as governor of New York |
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| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
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| Most widely used barometer of hte stock markets health |
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| They bought stocks and bonds on the chance of quick profit while ignoring the risks |
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| Paying a small percentage of a stocks price as a down payment and borrowing the rest |
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| The bottom fell out of the markey and the nations confidence. |
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| The highest protective tariff in United States history |
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| A drought in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado |
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| Tried to reassure the nation that they would be okay, president during the stock market crash |
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| Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River |
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| Federal Home Loan Bank Act |
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| federal law passed in 1932 under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost |
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| An extra army for military purposes |
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| President, Franklin D Roosevelt |
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| federal law passed in 1932 under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost |
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| The Banking Act of 1933 was a law that established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the United States |
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| Congress enacted the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act |
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| Agricultural Adjustment Act |
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| the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) (, 48 Stat. 31, enacted May 12, 1933) restricted agricultural production in the New Deal era by paying farmers |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps |
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| The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program for unemployed men age 18-24, providing unskilled manual labor |
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| National Industrail Recovery Act |
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| officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 |
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| Government spending, in excess of revenue, of funds raised by borrowing rather than from taxation. |
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| nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana |
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| wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights |
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| Works Progress Administration |
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| The Works Progress Administration (renamed during 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency |
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| National Youth Administration |
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| The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency in the United States. It operated from 1935 to 1943 as part of the Works |
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| The National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act (after its sponsor, Senator Robert F. Wagner) (, , codified as amended at ), is a 1935 |
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| In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program |
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| Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965), born Fannie Coralie Perkins, was the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945 |
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| Congress of Industrial Organizations |
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| Gone with the Wind, first published in May 1936, is a Drama, romantic novel written by Margaret Mitchell that won the coveted Pulitzer |
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| There have been three series of the British sitcom Black Books, each with six episodes |
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| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a body that underwrites most private bank deposits. |
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| National Labor Relations Board. |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority. |
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