Vocab Unit 1-4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
exclusion | to prevent a group from immigrating to a country |
assimilation | cultural absorption of a minority group into the dominant cultural group |
imperialism | political and economic expansion to obtain raw materials and resources |
roosevelt corollary | foreign police action in Latin and South America |
isolatinism | policy preventing the US from engaging in the affairs of Europe |
homesteading | 160 acres to settle the western plains |
manifest destiny | America was destined to conquer and control all the lands between the 2 oceans |
monopolies | 1 or 2 businesses control the production of a good or service |
muckrakers | expose writing |
tenement | urban living |
nationalism | devotion to one's native country |
suffrage | Amendment 19 |
nativism | policy favoring citizens rather than immigrants |
grange | economic, social, and political associations favoring farm reform |
populism | political party known as the people's party supportive of farmers and laborers |
unions | supported laborers right to fair wages and shorter work hours |
reservation | location set aside for native peoples |
civil service | government employment based on merit |
social darwinism | survival of the fittest |
graft | form of bribery used by political bosses |
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