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U.S. History
Final Ch. 21-27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| situation in which a gov. spends more than it takes in | deficit spending |
| stock purchase in which an investor pays only part of the cost | on margin |
| total sum of money that a gov. owes | national debt |
| money paid regularly to people who retire | pension |
| projects funded by the gov. for public use | public works |
| gov. project program to help the needy | relief program |
| agreement to stop fighting | armistice |
| ideas spread to help or hurt a cause | propaganda |
| payment for losses suffered during war | reparation |
| system of managing gov. through departments run by appointed officials | bureaucracy |
| extreme pride in one's nation | nationalism |
| policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war | militarism |
| system for purchasing items on credit | installment buying |
| period in which the economy slumps | recession |
| period of increased stock trading and rising stcok prices | bull market |
| act of secretly destroying property or interferring with work | sabotage |
| person who opposes organized gov. | anarchist |
| person who smuggled or made illegal liquor | bootlegger |
| person who leaves his or her country to live in a foreign land | expatriate |
| historic period during which alcoholic beverages were banned | prohibition |
| young woman who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking | flapper |
| view that supports keeping foreigners out of the U.S. | nativism |
| prevents companies from unfairly destroying competitors | federal trade commission |
| made it illegal to sell alcoholic drinks | eighteenth amendment |
| guaranteed women the right to vote | nineteenth amendment |
| right of voters to put a bill before a state legislature | initiative |
| protection of natural resources | conservation |
| power of voters to put a bill on the ballot with an opportunity to vote into law | referendum |
| movement of population from farms to cities | urbanization |
| reference to the speech and habits of a particular region | local color |
| process of holding on to traditions while adapting to a new culture | acculturation |
| music with lively, rythmic sound | ragtime |
| variety show that includes different forms of entertainment | vaudeville |
| movement to encourage the wealthy to help the poor | Social Gospel |
| summer school for Bible teachers | Chautauqua Society |
| organization that offers food and shelter to the poor | Salvation Army |
| organized attack on Jewish village | pogrom |
| laws that require children to attend school | compulsory education |
| person or group blamed for a problem | scapegoat |
| Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission | kamikaze |
| member of Hitler's National Socialist German Woorkers' Party | Nazi |
| practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war | appeasement |
| repayment for losses | compensation |
| limitation on the amount of goods that a person can buy | rationing |
| prosecute Nazi leaders for atrocities and war crimes | Nuremberg Trials |
| Dec. 7, 1941 "a day that will live in infamy" | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor |
| used Jews as scapegoats | Hitler |
| warning to Japan from Allied leaders | Potsdam Declaration |
| Slaughter of Europe's Jews by the Nazis | Holocaust |
| set goals for the postwar | Atlantic Charter |
| its laws gave native americans more control ove their own affairs | Indian New Deal |
| a period when many laws designed to fight the depression were passed | Hundred Days |
| ban business practices such as pools and rebates | Interstate Commerce Act |
| Mexican Americans formed self-groups known as | mutualistas |
| prevent big business from limiting competition | Sherman Anitrust Act |
| required children to attend school | compulsory education laws |
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