US History & Government: Vocabulary List
US History & Government: Vocabulary List
US History & Government: Vocabulary List
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84. Sedition Act<br />
Law passed during WWI that took away Constitutional rights<br />
Made it illegal to say or print anything negative about the government<br />
85. Wilson’s 14 Points<br />
President Wilson’s plan to prevent further wars in Europe<br />
One of the 14 points was to end the alliance systems<br />
86. League of Nations<br />
President Wilson’s idea for a national peacekeeping organization<br />
Failed because the <strong>US</strong> refused to join<br />
87. Treaty of Versailles<br />
Treaty that ended WWI and led to the start of WWII<br />
Blamed Germany for the war and made the pay war reparations<br />
88. Roaring 20s<br />
<strong>US</strong> economy was great in the 1920s<br />
People can afford to buy more but are saving less than they were before<br />
Flappers, Harlem Renaissance, Red Scare<br />
89. Open Door Policy<br />
Policy that allowed equal trade with China<br />
<strong>US</strong> was afraid that Europe would have an unfair trade advantage with China<br />
90. Great Migration<br />
African Americans migrated to northern cities<br />
Competition for jobs created racial tension and sometimes race riots<br />
91. Teapot Dome Scandal<br />
President Harding’s administration was very corrupt<br />
Oil officials gave bribes to use government land for oil (Teapot Dome, Wyoming)<br />
92. Scopes Trial<br />
A trial against a science teacher that broke a Tennessee law by teaching evolution<br />
It was a conflict between traditional and modern values<br />
93. Red Scare<br />
<strong>US</strong> fear of communism<br />
Led to the violation of Constitutional rights<br />
94. Sacco and Vanzetti Trial<br />
2 immigrants wrongly accused and executed for murder<br />
Convicted because of racists and nativists
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