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Unit 9
Age of oil
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrialization | The making of products from natural resources. |
| Petroleum | A thick, oily liquid found deep in the earth, used in a natural or refined state as a fuel. |
| Populism | Supporting the rights and power of ordinary people. |
| Progressivism | Social reform movement based on improving society through the power of government. |
| Prohibition | The period of time from 1920 to 1933 in the U.S. when it was illegal to make or sell alcohol. |
| Reform | To improve (someone or something) by removing or correcting faults, problems. |
| Sufferage | the right to vote |
| Wildcatter | An American term for a person who drills wildcat wells, which are exploration oil wells drilled in areas not known to be oil fields. |
| Urbanization | The increasing number of people that live in urban areas. It predominantly results in the physical growth of urban areas, |
| boom and bust cycle | an economic pattern characterized by periods of economic growth and periods of economic decline |