Chapter 31 AP US history Flashcards

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8851780569	Modernism	A cultural movement embracing human empowerment and rejecting traditionalism as outdated.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