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| 8851780558 | Red scare | A social/political movement designed to prevent a socialist/communist/radical movement in this country by finding "radicals," incarcerating them, deporting them, and subverting their activities | 0 | |
| 8851780559 | Immigration act of 1924 | This act abolished the National Origins system; increased annual admission to 170,000 and put a population cap of 20,000 on immigrants from any single nation. | 1 | |
| 8851780560 | Rebirth of KKK | the terrorist organization that came back and targeted Catholics, Blacks, Jews, and Immigrants | 2 | |
| 8851780561 | Emergency quota act | 1921 Act that stipulates only 3% of 1910 immigrants are allowed in | 3 | |
| 8851780562 | Prohibition act | 18th amendment; Act that "ended" drinking in its entirety. | 4 | |
| 8851780563 | Volstead act | Bill passed by Congress to enforce the language of the 18th Amendment. This bill made the manufacture and distribution of alcohol illegal within the borders of the United States. | 5 | |
| 8851780564 | Speakeasies | An illegal bar where drinks were sold, during the time of prohibition. It was called a Speakeasy because people literally had to speak easy so they were not caught drinking alcohol by the police. | 6 | |
| 8851780565 | Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect). | 7 | |
| 8851780566 | Sacco and vanzetti | Italian radicals who became symbols of the Red Scare of the 1920s; arrested (1920), tried and executed (1927) for a robbery/murder, they were believed by many to have been innocent but convicted because of their immigrant status and radical political beliefs. | 8 | |
| 8851780567 | Palmer raids | A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities | 9 | |
| 8851780568 | Gangsterism | prohibition spawned these crimes; organized crime of bootlegging alcohol and bribing public officials to keep quiet; also got involved in prostitution and gambling | 10 | |
| 8851780569 | Modernism | A cultural movement embracing human empowerment and rejecting traditionalism as outdated. Rationality, industry, and technology were cornerstones of progress and human achievement. | 11 | |
| 8851780570 | Did prohibition act succeed? | Not really, if anything it only made people who drank moderately before, drink even more. Or people who drank irregularly, drink even MORE. | 12 | |
| 8851780571 | John dewey | Father of progressive education | 13 | |
| 8851780572 | Evolution | The theory charles darwin created was deeply controversial and heatedly argued almost everywhere. It was science vs religion | 14 |
