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Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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Bigotry | The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of intolerance |
Chain migration | Migration that is caused by the feedback from people who have already immigrated |
Class system | Social structure where people share certain economic, social, or cultural characteristics |
Communal | Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community |
Depression | A period of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment |
Draft | Required enrollment in the armed forces |
Dug out | A pit dug into the ground or on a hillside and under a shelter |
Emancipation | The act of being made freef |
Famine | A drastic, wide reaching food shortage |
Irrigation | To supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams |
Pacifist | Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving dusputes |
Sections | A parcel or piece of land |
Sod house | A home made from sod, or grass |
Tenant | One who pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property |