STAAR U.S. History: U.S. History 2

The Gilded Age–The Great Depression (1877–1930s)
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  1. depression
    a long-term economic state with unemployment and low prices
  2. expansionism
    the doctrine of extending the territory of a country
  3. foreclosure
    proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
  4. front
    the line along which opposing armies face each other
  5. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  6. industrialization
    the development of commercial enterprise
  7. initiative
    a new strategy or plan to solve a problem or improve a situation
  8. isolationism
    a policy of nonparticipation in international relations
  9. machine
    a group that controls the activities of a political party
  10. missionary
    someone sent to a foreign country to spread a religion
  11. muckraker
    one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another
  12. neutrality
    nonparticipation in a dispute or war
  13. pandemic
    an outbreak of disease that is geographically widespread
  14. philanthropy
    the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
  15. populism
    political doctrine that supports the rights of common people
  16. prohibition
    when the sale of alcoholic beverages was banned in the U.S.
  17. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  18. recall
    the act of removing an official by petition
  19. referendum
    a legislative act referred for approval to a popular vote
  20. reform
    make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  21. speculation
    an investment that is risky but could yield great profits
  22. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  23. stock
    capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares
  24. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  25. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  26. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  27. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  28. trench
    a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of earth
  29. union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
  30. urbanization
    the social process whereby cities grow
Created on Thu May 13 09:09:55 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 13 10:25:03 EDT 2021)

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