Chapter 31: The Politics of Boom and Bust

Key Ideas

 * Post-World War I unilateral foreign policy
 * business cycle fluctuations
 * credit and market instability
 * Great Depression

Key Terms
Adkins v. Children's Hospital This Supreme Court decision reversed the decision made in Muller v. Oregon, which extended special protection to women in the workplace, under the reasoning that the 19th amendment (women's suffrage) had made women legal equals to men.

Nine-Power Treaty

This treaty affirmed the control of commerce in China per the Open Door Policy.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

A 1928 international agreement which intended to outlaw war. Obviously, this did not work.