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uint 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| progressive | thoses 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 that are in demand |
| regulation | a rule created by the government according to rules or beliefs about morality |
| unethical | wrong and unacceptable according to rules or beliefs about morality |
| pardon | a release from punishment for a crrime |
| segregation | the separation of people by race |
| industialization | 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 downturn that affected many countries |
| centennial | the festival in 1936 marking 100 years since texas declared its freedom from mexico |
| the dust bowl | was the result of a period of sever dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture |
| erosion | the gradual wearing away of something such as soil |
| foreclosures | the action of the bank ownship of a property |
| tenant | a person who rents a plot of land from its owner and pays for its use with a share of the crops |
| boom and the bust cycle | a prolonged period great profits followed by a sharp decline |
| decline | a recession in businesses income that typically occurs when consumers are spending less |
| topsoil | the part of the soil where most plants have their roots |
| hoovervill | derisive name for the of the camps made of cardboard |
| new deal | a series of programs publice work projects, financial reforms |
| lobbyist | a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence |
| herbert hoover | the 31st president of the us and was president when the great depression began. |
| franklin d roosevely | the 32nd president of the us commonly known as fdr he was the only person to sever more than 2 termers |
| ensure | to make something certain or secure |
| expansion | the action of becoming larger |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country |
| fascism | a systemin which the government has complete control over a country |
| empire | groups of countries |
| alien | foreign born residents of a country who have not yet become citizens |
| internment | confinement especilly during war |
| dwight d eisnhower | commonly know as lke he was the the 34th president |
| world war 2 | the second global confilt that lated from 1939 1945 |
| radical | departing from tradition innovative |
| rationing | limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy. |
| black out | when cities keep their lights off at night during the war |
| bond | a promise to repay with in terest the amounts borrowed |
| diverse | showing a graet deal of variety |
| penisons | grant money paid to people who had retired |
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