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AH2 Review Units 3-4
AH2 Exam Review unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Social Security Act | Gave citizens over 65 a chance to retire and still receive money from the government. |
| New Deal | FDR's plan to help people during the Great Depression |
| Great Depression | Economic crisis that began with the stock market crash in 1929 |
| Prejudice | Negative learned ATTITUDES toward a group of people |
| Segregation | SEPARATING people on the basis of some characteristic |
| Discrimination | Negative BEHAVIORS that are directed at a specific group |
| Babe Ruth | Famous baseball player of the 1920's and 1930's |
| Jazz | Type of black American music that is characterized with a forceful beat and rhythm. |
| Isolationism | US policy to avoid political or economic agreements with other countries |
| 19th Amendment | Gave women the right to vote |
| Overproduction | When American industry produced too many goods which led to lower prices and lots of unsold goods |
| Laisssez-faire | Government should NOT interfere with the course of the economy |
| Treaty of Versailles | Germany had to pay for war damages and take total responsibility for the war |