Am. Hist. Ch 20 Terms

favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.

opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries

an economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property

a person who opposes all forms of government

Nicola Sacco, a shoemaker; Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a fish peddler;

italian immigrants; anarchists; evaded the draft

arrested and charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Mass.

a system that sets limits on how many immigrants from various countries a nation will admit each year

leader of United Mine Workers of America, 1919

called a strike in protest of low wages and long workdays;

defied a court order to keep mines closed for another month; gained a 27% raise

29th President of the United States; appealed to America's desire for calm and peace after the war, but resulted in scandal.

Ohio senator, assumed presidency in 1921 promising a nation of "normalcy"; his cabinet members used their power to become corrupt and wealthy

considered one of the least successful presidents.

Secretary of State under Harding; he wanted no warships to be built for 10 years; Kellogg-Briand Pact--renounced war as a national policy, signed by 15 countries

convinced 5 major nations to disarm and destory battleships, cruisers, and aircraft carriers;

a setof regulations, enacted by Congress in 1922, that raised taxes on imports to record levels in order to protect American businessesagainst foreign competition

a group of close friends and political supporters whom President Warren G. Harding appointed to his cabinet

Secretary of the Interior AlbertB. Fall’s secret leasing of oil-rich public land to private companiesin return for money and land

• U.S. Navy Secretary of the Interior, under Harding;
• secretly leased the land to two private oil companies; Teapot Dome Scandal

• found guilty of bribery;
• became first American to be convicted of a felony while holding a cabinet post;

30th President of the United States;

"the chief business of the American people is business..."

favored government policies that would keep taxes down and business profits up, giving businesses more available credit in order to expand;

government interference with business a minimum and allow private enterprise to flourish

the unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding regions

an arrangement in which a purchaserpays over an extended time, without having to put downmuch money at the time of purchase