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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dawes Act | Congressional legislation that ordered the assimilation of Native Americans into white culture |
| Deficit Spending | the practice of spending more money than is collected in taxes for a short time in order to stimulate the economy-- an idea of John Maynard Keynes |
| Dictatorship | form of government in which one person has absolute control-- ex. Hitler |
| Domino Theory | the idea that if one country turns communist, so will all its neighbors |
| Ellis Island | the main processing center for immigrants coming to the East coast of the US |
| Embargo | the practice of refusing to accept particular products from a country in order to put economic and/or political pressure on that country |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | acts passed during WWI limiting speech and placing additional scrutiny on foreign individuals-- violated the 1st Amendment |
| Eugene Debs | socialist activist and politician who ran for president several times and was also jailed under the Sedition Act for his speeches |
| Farmers Alliance | midwestern organization of agricultural workers who tried to influence prices for crops, among other agricultural issues |
| FDIC | insures people's bank deposits so they don't disappear if a bank fails. |
| Federal Reserve System | The central bank of the U.S.-- it controls the money supply for the country |
| First Hundred Days | the early part of the FDR administration in which Congress passed many laws suggested by Roosevelt to fight the Depression |
| Fourteen Points | the series of policies Woodrow Wilson tried to get placed in the Versailles Treaty after WWI--many of them were not enforceable |
| Gentleman's Agreement | the agreement made by TR limiting Asian immigration to the US in exchange for desegregating California schools |
| Gilded Age | a period in American society known for big changes in the economy toward industrialism-- and for the problems that change caused |
| Gold Standard | the practice of backing paper currency with an equal value in gold |
| Great Migration | the large movement of African Americans out of the South to Northern and Midwestern cities in search of more opportunity and less racism--happened during WWI |
| Great Society | Lyndon Johnson's massive program to end poverty and the effects of racism in the U.S. |
| Gross Domestic Product | the sum total of the value of all goods produced in a country in a given year |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | the legislation President Johnson got passed in order to get approval to send US combat troops to Vietnam |
| Hawley Smoot Tariff | the tariff passed by Congress in the 20's that had the effect of reducing world trade by 40%--helped bring on the Great Depression |
| Hoovervilles | shantytowns built during the Great Depression by people who had lost their jobs and homes |
| Hull House | the first settlement house established by Jane Addams in Chicago |
| Immigration Act of 1924 | the Congressional legislation that severely limited immigration in the US |
| Imperialism | the idea that a stronger country may take over a weaker country for strategic or economic reasons |
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