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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Liberty | Freedom from tyrant control |
| Egalitarianism | Everyone is equal in society, no class structure |
| Individualism | People can follow their own goals and ideas. |
| Populism | People participating in political life. |
| Laissez-faire | Government has "hands off" approach to economy. |
| Assimilate | To become integrated into society |
| Americanization | The process of an immigrant coming to America and learning American values and culture. |
| Robber barons | People who become rich by being ruthless with other companies. |
| Captains of Industry | A person who contributed to society by gaining a great personal fortune. |
| Philanthropy | A desire to donate to others; the love of humanity |
| Monopoly | The total possession or control of a supply |
| Economics | A branch of society involved with production, consumption, and wealth. |
| Entrepreneurship | Creating a business, making financial risks in hopes of profit. |
| Trusts | A business structure where a business gives another business the right to hold a title for the benefit of another business. |
| Social Darwinism | The theory that people in society are subject to the same laws of natural selection from Darwin's philosophy. |
| Nativist | A person who supports protecting the interests of native-born inhabitants instead of immigrants. |
| Social Gospel | A religious movement that advocated for the social reforms caused by industrialization and urbanization by applying Christian principals. |
| Ethnically Homogeneous | A group of people having similar ethnic background from ancestry. |
| Political Boss/Political Machine | A political group lead by a boss or small group who commands votes to maintain political control. Rewards those who vote for them. |
| Infrastructure | The basic structure needed for a society or enterprise. |
| Urban | Relating to a city or town. |
| Rural | Relating to the countryside. |
| Political Corruption | Government officials using their power for illegitimate gain. |
| Segregation | Separating people from other people , historically by race, ethnicity, gender, etc. |
| Industrialization | The development of industries in a country. |
| Labor Union | An organization of workers aimed to protect their rights. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who organizes a business and takes financial risks to make that business. |
| Free Enterprise | An economic system where a private business works in competition. |
| Inflation | An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money. |
| Isolationism | A policy to stay away from the political affairs of other countries or groups. |
| Interventionism | A policy to use non-defensive activities to manipulate an economy or society. |
| Temperance | Abstinence from an alcoholic drink. |
| Civil Service | The professional branches of a government’s administration. |
| Reform | A change in something for the better. (Usually a social, economic or political practice.) |
| Suffrage | The right to vote in political elections. |
| Settlement House | An institution in a city to provide education, recreation or social services to a community. |
| Conservation | To save a resource and prevent wasting it. |
| The Jungle | A book that was supposed to describe the sanitary conditions of the meat industry and it’s working conditions to promote socialism but instead concerned people about the health risks. |
| Initiative | The ability to assess and start things independently. |
| Referendum | A general vote by electorates on a question proposed to them. |
| Recall | To vote to kick an elected official from office. |
| Muckraker | A person who purposely publishes the wrongdoings of someone for profit or gain. |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a countries power through diplomatic or military means. |
| Anti-Imperialism | To be against the idea of imperialism and capitalism. |
| Anglo-Saxonism | Belief English-speaking nations are destined to dominate other nations. |
| Yellow Journalism | |
| Expansionism | The policy of expanding territory and economy |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that expansion of the US was justified. |
| Foreign Policy | A governments policy of dealing with other nations. |
| Big Stick Policy | Theodore Roosevelt’s policy that the US should assert dominance to other nations. |
| Dollar Diplomacy | The use of a country’s financial power to spread influence. |
| Panama Canal | A waterway in Panama connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. |
| Fourteen Points | A statement of principle points by Woodrow Wilson to negotiate peace and end World War I. |
| Treaty of Versailles | The treaty that ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers. |
| Eugenics | Beliefs and practices aimed to improve genetic quality of humans by excluding unwanted genetic groups thought to be inferior. |
| War bonds | Debt securities bought by citizens to fund military activities during war time. |
| Victory gardens | A vegetable garden grown to increase food production during war. |
| Tin Pan Alley | A collection of New York City music producers and songwriters that dominated the culture during the 19th and 20th century. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | A secret diplomatic communication from Germany to Mexico to create an alliance that was intercepted by America. |
| Island hopping | A military strategy used by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan to conquer island to island. |
| Embargo | An official ban in a particular country. |
| Manhattan Project | A research project during World War II to create nuclear weapons. |
| Internment camps | The forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II into American concentration camps. |
| Propaganda | Information used to promote a political idea, usually biased and misleading. |
| Rationing | To allow each person a fixed amount of something, like food. |
| Speakeasy | An illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages that came about particularly during the Prohibition Act in America. |
| Immigration quotas | A limit by the United States for the number of immigrants brought into the country. |
| Buying on margin | Taking out a loan to put into the stock market that leads to inflation. |
| Hoovervilles | Shanty towns built by the homeless in America during the Great Depression. |
| Court packing | A legislative initiative proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the US Supreme Court. |
| Containment | The act of keeping something harmful under control of within limits. |
| McCarthyism | The practice of making accusations without any evidence proving it. |
| credibility gap | A difference between what is said or promised and what ends up being true. |
| Pentagon Papers | A top secret study of US political and military involvement in the Vietnam war and was leaked to the public in 1971. |
| Vietnamization | The US policy of withdrawing troops from Vietnam and giving the war effort to the government of South Vietnam. |
| Great Society | A domestic program that sponsored social welfare programs. |
| Détente (with China) | An ease of relationships and hostility between the US and China. |
| Silent majority | A term used by President Nixon meaning that the majority of Americans who support his policies are silent and the minority against his policies are noisy. |
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