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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
| eugenics | the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) |
| flapper | a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress |
| evolution | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
| creationism | the literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis |
| police powers | inherent powers of state governments to pass laws protecting public health, safety, and welfare of residents |
| speakeasy | (during prohibition) an illegal barroom |
| Ku Klux Klan | founded in the 1860s in the south; meant to control newly freed slaves through threats and violence; other targets: Catholics, Jews, immigrants and others thought to be un-American |
| Emergency Quota Act | an immigration quota that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 3% of the number of persons from that country living in the United States in 1910, according to the U.S. Census |
| Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religious branch, denomination, or sect). |
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