An economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property.
A. Mitchell Palmer
A Democratic member of the House of Representatives who had served in the government during World War 1 before being appointed attorney general in 1919.
Anarchist
A person who opposes all forms of government.
Saco and Vanzetti
A shoemaker and a fish peddler, both were Italian Immigrants, and both were anarchists who had evaded the draft during W.W.1.
Calvin Coolidge
A strong supporter of business, he encouraged speculation that led to a stock market boom in the 1920s, followed by economic collapse.
John L. Lewis
Grew up with a fierce determination to fight for what he believed companies owed their employees.