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conservation
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the protection of natural resources
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inflation
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a sharp, quick rise in prices
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gold standard
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economic idea in which all paper money was backed by gold
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depression
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a time when business activity is slow and many people are unemployed
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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settlement house
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a place that provides poor people with services such as English classes, summer camps for children, and day care for children of working mothers
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civil service
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jobs in the federal government
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third party
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a political party other than the two major parties
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muckrakers
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a writer who exposes political and social wrong doings in business and government
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