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UNIT 7 VOACB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| those who wanted to improve society | |
| the right to vote | |
| a ban on the sale of alcohol | |
| not taking a side | |
| charging a public official with wrongdoing of a crime | |
| more products that are available than are in demand | |
| a rule created by the government that has the same effect as a law | |
| wrong and unacceptable according to rules or beliefs about morality | |
| a release from punishment for a crime | |
| the separation of people by race | |
| the development of industry in a country | |
| someone who is forced to leave their country to escape danger | |
| a share of ownership in a company | |
| a period of low economic activity & high unemployment | |
| A severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It started with a sharp decline in stock prices in the U.S. and lasted for 10 years | |
| grant money paid to people who have retired | |
| the festival in 1936 marking 100 years since Texas declared it's freedom from Mexico | |
| was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture of the American prairies during the 1930's | |
| the gradual wearing away of something, such as soil | |
| the action of the bank taking back ownership of a property because the mortgagor fails to be able to make payments | |
| a person who rents a plot of land from it's owner and pays for it's use with a share of the crops | |
| a prolonged period great profits followed by a sharp decline | |
| a recession in businesses income that typically occurs when consumers are spending less. | |
| The part of the soil where most plants have their roots | |
| 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. | |
| a series of programs , public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by FDR in order to get out of the Great Depression. | |
| a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators. | |
| The 31st president of the U.S. (Republican) and was president when the Great Depression began. | |
| The 32nd president of the U.S. (Democrat) commonly known as FDR He was the ONLY president to serve more than 2 terms. | |
| to make something certain or secure | |
| the action of becoming larger or more extensive | |
| a ruler who has complete power over a country | |
| a system in which the government has complete control over a country. | |
| groups of countries united under the power of a single ruler | |
| foreign-born residents of a country who have not yet become citizens | |
| confinement, especially during wartime | |
| commonly known as Ike, he was the 34th president of the U.S. (Republican) He was a 5 star army general before becoming president. | |
| The second global conflict that lasted from 1939 - 1945. Most of the worlds countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances. | |
| departing from tradition; innovative | |
| limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy. often during war time. | |
| when cities keep their lights off at night for safety during times of war. | |
| a promise to repay with interest the amounts borrowed from the buyers | |
| showing a great deal of variety |