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US History Unit 10
Modern Nation Emerges
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conservation | preservation and protection of a natural resource to prevent overuse, destruction, or neglect |
| National Gorge | an agricultural organization formed in 1867 and committed to the economic and political interests of farmers |
| platform | a statement of the policies favored by a political party or candidate |
| Populist Party | a political party, organized in 1892 by leaders of the Farmers’ Alliances, that supported such reforms as an eight-hour workday and government-owned railroads |
| Proressive movement | a social and political movement in the early 1900s that focused on improving conditions in American life |
| regulation | the enforcement of laws that control conduct or practices. For example, government regulations control the way goods, foods, and drugs are produced and sold to the public. |
| social Darwinism | the theory that people and societies compete for survival, with the fit becoming wealthy and successful, while the weak struggle to survive |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| imperialism | the policy of extending a nation’s power by gaining political and economic control over other countries |
| militarism | a policy of glorifying military power, ideas, and values |
| nationalism | devotion to a national or ethnic identity, including the desire for independence from rule by foreign countries and a belief in the superiority of a national culture |
| propaganda | information or ideas spread by a group or government to promote its cause or ideas or to damage an opposing cause or idea |
| Roosevelt Corollary | President Theodore Roosevelt’s claim that the United States could intervene to preserve peace and order in the Western Hemisphere and protect U.S. interests |
| yellow journalism | the practice of publishing sensational and often exaggerated news in newspapers in order to attract readers and increase sales |
| communism | an economic or political system in which the government owns most industries and there is no privately owned property used for profit |
| feminist | a person who supports the equality of all sexes and genders |
| globalization | the process of integrating the economy globally, marked especially by free trade, the free flow of money, and the use of cheaper foreign labor |
| knowledge worker | a person whose main job is working with ideas, information, and technology |
| mass media | forms of communication that reach large audiences |
| service sector | the part of the economy that provides services instead of producing goods |
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