Roaring 20's (Unit 5, lesson 2)

Open Door Policy

Japanese actions threatened the

18th Amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

Teapot Dome Scandal

Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall accepted bribes from oil companies.

The Four Power Treaty

United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Japan agreed to respect each other's island possessions in the Pacific.

cabinet selections

brought corruption and scandal to the Harding administration.

Immigration act of 1924

contributed to tension with Japan by barring Asian immigrants

Veterans bureau

established hospitals and rehabilitation centers for former soldiers

Speakeasies

illegal underground bars.

Emergency quota act

limited immigrants from any nation

Organized crime

one of the best kept secrets in the u.s

Volstead Act

provided means for enforcing Prohibition

National Budget Act

required yearly budget for the federal government

Individualsim

revolt against the conservative dress (flapper)

Washington Naval Conference

sought to ease tensions in the Far East.

Fordney-McCumber Tariff

tax on imported goods hurt U.S. economy

bribes

to ignore Prohibition crimes.

Roaring Twenties

was a period characterized by a happy-go-lucky, have-fun-at-any-cost mentality.

The Nine Power Treaty

All participating nations agreed to honor the Open Door policy regarding China.

Veterans Bureau Scandal

(CC) Colonel Forbes goes to jail for conspiring to sell narcotics, liquor, and other government property

Five Power Treaty

1922 *Committed the US, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy to restricting construction of new battleship class ships *Pact gave Japan naval supremacy in the Pacific