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Vocab Unit 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exclusion | to prevent a group from immigrating to a country |
| assimilation | cultural absorption of a minority group into the dominant cultural group |
| imperialism | political and economic expansion to obtain raw materials and resources |
| roosevelt corollary | foreign police action in Latin and South America |
| isolatinism | policy preventing the US from engaging in the affairs of Europe |
| homesteading | 160 acres to settle the western plains |
| manifest destiny | America was destined to conquer and control all the lands between the 2 oceans |
| monopolies | 1 or 2 businesses control the production of a good or service |
| muckrakers | expose writing |
| tenement | urban living |
| nationalism | devotion to one's native country |
| suffrage | Amendment 19 |
| nativism | policy favoring citizens rather than immigrants |
| grange | economic, social, and political associations favoring farm reform |
| populism | political party known as the people's party supportive of farmers and laborers |
| unions | supported laborers right to fair wages and shorter work hours |
| reservation | location set aside for native peoples |
| civil service | government employment based on merit |
| social darwinism | survival of the fittest |
| graft | form of bribery used by political bosses |