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US Studies
Vocabulary for unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Socialism | An economic and political philosophy that favor public (or social) instead of private control of property and income. |
| Craft union | A union of laborers devoted to a specific craft |
| Collective bargaining | Process in which workers negotiate as a group with employers |
| Industrial union | Union that organizes workers from all crafts in a given industry |
| Scab | Negative term for a worker called in by an employer to replace striking laborers |
| Anarchist | A radical who opposes all government |
| Haymarket Riot | 1886 labor-related violence in Chicago |
| Pullman strike | 1894 railway workers’ strike that spread nationwide |
| Literacy | The ability to read and write |
| Assimilation | Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture |
| Philanthropist | A person who give donations to worthy causes |
| Niagara Movement | Founded in 1905, a group of African Americans that called for full civil liberties, an end to racial discrimination, and recognition of human brotherhood |
| Vaudeville | A type of variety show that first appeared in the 1870’s, often consisting of comic sketches, song- and- dance routines, and magic acts |
| Yellow Journalism | Sensational news coverage, emphasizing crime and scandal |
| Ragtime | A type of music featuring melodies with shifting accents over a steady, marching- band beat that originated among black musicans in the South and Midwest in the 1800’s |
| Poll Tax | A special fee that must be paid before a person can vote |
| Grandfather clause | Passage in a law that exempts a group of people from obeying the law if they had met certain conditions before the law was passed |
| Segregation | Forced separation , oftentimes by race |
| Jim Crow | Statutes, beginning in the 1890’s, that required segregation of public service by race |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | 1896 Supreme Court decision that segregation was legal as long as the separate facilities provided for blacks were equal to those who provided for whites |
| Lynching | Murder of an accused person by a mob without a lawful trial |
| National Association for the advancement of Colored People | Organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination, to oppose racism, and to gain civil rights for African Americans |
| Department store | Large retail establishment that carries a wide variety of goods and sells in large quantities |
| Rural free delivery | Beginning in 1896, free delivery offered by the U.S Post Office to farm families in rural areas |
| Mail-order catalog | Printed material advertising a wide range of goods that can be purchased by mail |
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