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30 Cards in this Set
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boll weevil
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a small grayish, long snouted beetle that attacked the cotton plant
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Great Migration
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the movement of south blacks from the South to the North |
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Stock Market
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the place where shares of ownership in corporations (stocks) are bought and sold |
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Great Depression
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a severe economic downturn that began with the stock market crash of 1929 and lasted until World War II |
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Laissez-Faire
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the doctrine that the government should not interfere in the private sector of the economy |
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Alliances
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Agreement between countries to come to each others aid in case of attack or war; for countries that don't have militaries. Agreement to support another country.
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Neutrality
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Not taking sides in a conflict |
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Speculating
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Attempting to make money quickly by buying something at a low price and then selling it at a profit as its value increase |
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Relief
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The difference in elevation within a landform from base to top
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New Deal
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Popular title given to the various recovery programs developed during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration to end the depression. |
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Socialist
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One who believes that government should own major services and the means of production |
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Minimum Wage
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the least amount an employer can pay an employee for a certain number of hours of work |
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Stretch-Out
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a textile mill practice requiring workers tend more machines
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collective bargaining
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discussions between union and employer to determine such things as working conditions and employees wages, hours, and benefits
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Authority
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a special-purpose public corporation set up by government to provide a specific function or service, such as hospital care or public housing |
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propaganda
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information that is spread for a purpose of promoting a cause
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Armistice
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an agreement to stop fighting
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Rural Electrification
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A New Deal program that provided funds to former cooperatives to help them extend their power lines
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subsidy
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a grant of money from the government
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integrate
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to open something to members of all races and ethic groups
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isolationism
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not taking part in the affairs of other nations;a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
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Dictator
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an individual who rules a country through military might
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pacifist
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someone who does not believe in war
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appeasement
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to policy giving an aggressor what it wants in order to avoid war |
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Holocaust
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the name given to the systematic extermination of 6 million Jews and other "undesirables" during World War II
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Ration
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to limit the consumption of something |
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Militarism
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building up your military
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G.I. Bill
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legislation passed by Congress in 1944 that made low-cost loans to veterans and gave returning soldiers the opportunity for a college education |
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Nationalism
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Someone who extremely loves their country |
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imperialism
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to take over a country |
