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1920-1928 VOCABULARY - (copy)

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Nine Powers TreatyPut the Open Door Policy into the form of a treaty
Fordney-McCumber Act1922 tariff law that raised import duties
Emergency Quota ActLegislation that severly cut the number of people admitted into the U.S.
National Origins ActLaw that made immigration restrictions a permanent policy
Assembly LineMethod of manufacturing in which production is divided into simple tasks
Kellogg-Briand PactTreaty that tried to outlaw war
Standardized PartsPieces made to fit a standard
FlappersWomen who danced the charleston
ReparationsPayment for war damages
Technological UnemploymentJob loss when occupations became obsolete
Spirit of St. LouisSmall airplane that flew nonstop across the Atlantic
ProhibitionThe law forbidding the making, transportation, sale, and possession of alcohol
Tin LizzieHenry Ford's model T automobile
Ku Klux KlanSecret society opposed to African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and "foreign ideas"
SpeakeasiesSecret night club for drinking illegally
BootleggersThose who make, sell or transport for sale alcoholic liquor
Open Shopsituation in which workers do NOT have to join a union
Mass ProductionThe manufacture of goods in large quantities using standard designs and the assemble line
Teapot Dome ScandalAn area near Casper, Wyoming set aside in 1915 as an oil resserve. Hardings Sec. of Interior leased the land to investors for $300,000 in bribes

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