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History Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Annex | To take possession of territory or country |
| Isthmus | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Insurrection | A violent rebellion against a government or political authority |
| Expansionism | A policy or practice of increasing a countries territory |
| Imperialism | A policy or practice of exerting control over weaker nations or territories |
| Suffragist | A person who supports women's right to vote |
| Conscription | The requirements to enlist in service for a country's armed forces |
| Recall | A procedure by which citizens can vote to remove an elected public official from office |
| Direct Primary | A preliminary election in which voters choose the party candidates to run in later election for public office |
| Progressive era | A period from 1890-1920 in which reformers sought to correct many social, economic and political inequalities in the U.S |
| Syndicate | A group of criminals who control organized criminal activity |
| Conservation | The management and protection of natural resources |
| Trustbuster | A person who seeks to breakup business trusts, or monopolies, especially a federal official who enforces antitrust laws |
| Merger | The act of incorporating two or more businesses into one page |
| Social Security | A government program that provides income to the elderly, disabled and unemployed |
| Trench Warfare | War fought in trenches dug deep in the ground |
| Neutrality | The refusal to take sides or become involved in conflict |
| Nationalism | A strong sense of loyalty to ones country's and beliefs of superiority to others |
| Front | A battle line between armies |
| Militarism | The belief that a government must create a strong military and be prepared to use to achieve country's goals |
| Civil Liberties | Individual rights protected by law from government interference |
| Sedition | The criminal act in trying to pursued individuals to undermine the government |
| War Industries Board | A board that oversaw manufacturing in the United States during WW1 |
| Dissent | Disagreement with the government officials opinions |
| Conscientious Objectors | A person who reuses to fight in a war for religious reasons |
| League Of Nations | President Wilson plan proposed after WW1 for a general assembly of countries that would stabilize relations among countries and help peace |
| Sovereignty | Freedom from external control |
| Armistice | An agreement between opposing sides in a conflict to stop fighting |
| Fourteen Points | President Woodrow Wilson proposed program of peace at the end of WW1 |
| Treaty Of Versailles | The treaty that brought WW1 to an end |
| Bootlegger | An individual who made, transported, or supplied alcohol illegally to saloons or speakeasies |
| Capitalism | An economic system in which private individuals or groups own the resources and produce goods for profit |
| Red Scare | A period in 1919-1920, when the federal government targeted suspected communists, anarchists, and radicle's |
| Eugenics | Beliefs that some races were superior to others and that breeding should be controlled so that population of superior races increase |
| Speakeasy | Illegal drinking club where people gathered in the evening during prohibition |
| Bonus Army | Thousands of veterans determined to collect promised cash bonuses early and came to Washington |
| Fascism | A political movement based on extreme nationalism, and racism, promoting the superiority of particular people and over others |
| Hooverville | Makeshift village for homeless Americans at the edge of cities |
| Injuction | Court orders that demand or forbid certain actions |
| Underwrite | To take on financial responsibilities including risks of assets |
| Deport | To forcibly remove someone from the country or to pressure to leave |
| Dust Bowl | Areas of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico that during the 1950's suffered ecological devastation and turned into a barren dessert |
| Trading pools | Groups formed to buy and sell large amounts of stock |
| Repatriation | The money paid to compensate for damages |
| Mass Media | Forms of communications such as radio, film and musical recordings with potential to reach large audiences |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 30 big companies in the U.S doing stark market, If the number goes up the companies do well if the numbers go down the companies do poorly |
| Gross National Product | The total goods and services produced by nation plus the income earned by citizens |
| Great Depression | An index of the stock of leading companies, tracked daily and used as a measure of general stock market funds |
| Margin | Money borrowed from a bank in order to in order to pay for an investment, such as stocks |
| Speculation | Taking on business risks such as buying stocks on a margin even though there is no guarantee they will increase value |
| Economic Planning | Management of the economy by federal government |
| Bank Holiday | A day or period where banks are closed by government order |
| Lame Duck | An outgoing elected official soon to be replaced by federal government |
| Brain Trust | A group of experts who advice president Franklin Roosevelt during the depression |
| Planned Scarcity | The economic theory that lowering the supply product will increase demand for it and raise it's price |
| Voting Block | A group of citizens who share a common concern and tend to vote in same elections |
| Imperial Presidency | Presidency that exercises more power than the constitution allows |
| Welfare State | A system in which the government provides for the health and well being of their citizens |
| Emergency Banking Act | Stabilized U.S Banking system by closing all banks down for a day |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act | Paid farmers to reduce production |
| National Industrial Act | Stabilized Industries |
| Federal Emergency Relief Act | Key deal program to combat great Depression by providing federal funds |
| Tennessee Valley Authority Act | Federal corporation to develop Tennessee valley region by controlling floods |
| Civilian Conservation Corps Act | Conserved natural resources and provided Relief for young men and their families |
| Mobilization | The act of assembling and organizing military forces |
| Deficit Sending | Spending more money than the government receives from taxes |
| Axis Powers | Germany, Italy, and Japan, which formed an alliance together at the start of WW1 |
| Third Reich | Name used by Nazi party to describe time when Hitler believed he was creating the 3rd German empire |
| Pacifism | The belief the war is morality wrong |
| Refugee | A person seeking shelter and protection from political persecution |
| Appeasement | Policy of making political compromises in order to avoid conflict |
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