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AmPChapter 12 Terms
Terms from Bailey Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hodgepodge | Composed of a mixed mass of diverse elements or groups |
| Mediation | A friendly intervention, usually by consent, to settle differences between groups or nations |
| armistice | A temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, usually in preparation for an actual peace negotiation between the parties. |
| nationalism | A strong devotion to the nation as the central political entity, often in a narrow or aggressive fashion |
| reactionary | In politics, extreme conservatism, looking to restore the conditions of an earlier time. |
| Protective tariffs | Taxes placed on an imported good to stimulate or preserve domestic production of goods and services |
| raw materials | Products in their natural, nonmanufactured states |
| Intrastate | Existing wholly within a state of the United States |
| Depression | In economics, a severe and often prolonged period of declining economic activity |
| Boom | In economics, a period of sudden, spectacular expansion of business activity or prices. |
| Wildcat Bank | An uncontrolled, speculative bank that issues notes without sufficient capital to back them |
| "peculiar institution" | The institution of American black slavery |
| Demagogue | Concerning a leader who stirs up the common people by appeals to emotion and prejudice, often for selfish and irrational ends |
| Contract | In law, an agreement in which each of two or more parties agrees to perform some act in exchange for what the other party promises to do. |
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