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vocab unit 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| progressives | those who wanted to improve society |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| prohibition | a ban on the sale of alcohol |
| neutral | not taking a side |
| impeachment | charging a public official with wrongdoing of a crime |
| surplus | more products that are available than 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 |
| industrialization | the development of industry in a country |
| refugee | someone who is forced to leave their country to escape danger |
| stock | a share of ownership in a company |
| depression | a period of low economic activity and high unemployment |
| the Great Depression | a severe global economic activity that effected many countries across the world. it started with a sharp decline in stock prices in the us and lasted for ten years |
| pensions | grant money paid to people who have retired |
| centennial | the festival in 1936 marking 100 years sense Texas declared its freedom from Mexico |
| the Dust Bowl | was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture of the American parries during the 1930s |
| erosion | the gradual wearing away of something such as soil |
| foreclosures | the action of 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 its owner and pays its use with a share of the crops |
| boom and bust cycle | a prolonged period great profits followed by a sharp decline |
| decline | a recession in business income that typically occurs when consumers are spending less |
| topsoil | the part of the soil where most plants have their roots |
| hooverville | derisive name for the name of the camps made 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 finanical reforms and fegulations enacted by FDR in ordesr to get out of the Great Depression |
| lobbyist | a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators |
| Herbert Hoover | the 31st president of the US and was president wen the great Depression bagen |
| Franklin D Roosevelt | the 32nd president of the US commonly known as FDR He was the ONLY president to serve more than 2 terms |
| ensure | to make something certian or secure |
| expansion | the action of becoming larger or more extensive |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country |
| fascism | a system in which the gov has complete control over a country |
| empire | groups of countries united under the power of a single ruler |
| alien | foreign born residents of a country who have not yet become citizens |
| internment | confinement especially during war time |
| Dwight D Eisenhower | commonly known as Ike he was the 34th president of the US he was a 5 including army general before becoming president |
| World War 2 | the second global conflict that lasted from 1939-1945 most of the World's countries including all the great powers fought as a part of 2 opposing military alliances |
| radical | departing from tradition innovate |
| retioning | limited the amout of food and goods people can buy. often during war time |
| blackout | when cities keep their lights off at night for saftey during times of war |
| bond | a promice to repay with intrest the amounts borrowed from the buyers |
| diverse | showing a great deal of veriety |
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