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chapter 7 Vocabulary
chapter 7 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| progressive | those who wanted to improve society |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| prohibition | a ban on the sale of alcohol |
| neutral | taking a side |
| impeachment | charging a public official with wrongdoing a crime |
| surplus | more products that are available that are in demand |
| regulation | a rule created by the government that has the same effect as a law |
| unethical | wrong and unacceptable according to rules or beliefs about morality |
| pardon | a release from punishment for a crime |
| segregation | the separation of people by race |
| stock | a share ownership in a company |
| depression | a period of low economic activity and high unemployment |
| Great Depression | a serve global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It started with a sharp decline |
| Impact | stock prices in the U.S. and lasted 10 years |
| pensions | grant money paid to people who have retired |
| Centennial | the festival in 1936 marking 100 years since Texas declared it's freedom from Mexico |
| Dust bowl | was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture of the American prairies during the 1930s |
| erosion | the gradual wearing away of something such as soil |
| foreclosures | the action to the bank taking back ownership of a property because the mortgagor fails to be able to make payments |
| tenant Farmers | a person who rents a plot of land from it's owner and pays for it's use with a share of the crops |
| boom-and- bust | a prolonged period great profits followed by a sharp decline |
| decline | a recession in businesses income that typically occurs when consumers are spending less |
| Industrialization | the development of industry in a country |
| term | definition |
| refugee | someone who is forced to leave their country to escape danger |
| topsoil | the part of the soil where most plants have their roots |
| Hooverville | derisive name for the name of the camps made of cardboard where the homeless lived during the Great Depression. Named after the president at the time Herbert Hoover |
| New deal | a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by FDR in order to get out of the Great Depprison |
| lobbyist | a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators |
| Herbert Hoover | the 31st president of the U.S.(republican) and was president when the great Depression began |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | the 32nd president of the U.S.(republican) commonly known as FDR He was the Only president to serve 2 terms |
| ensure | to make something certain or secure |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country |
| expansion | the action of becoming larger or more extensive |
| fascism | a system in which the government has complete control over a country |
| empire | groups of countries united under the power of a single leader |
| alien | foreign-born residents of a country who have not yet become citizens |
| Dwight D Eisenhower | commonly known as Ike, he was the 34st president of the U.S.(republican) HE was a 5 star army general before becoming president |
| World War 2 | the second global conflict that lasted from 1939-1945. Most of the worlds countries |
| radical | departing from tradition \; innovative |
| rationing | limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy. often during war time |
| blackout | when cities keep their lights off at night for safety |
| bond | a promise to repay with interest the amounts borrowed from the buyers |
| diverse | showing a great deal of variety |
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