Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Nativism
|
belief that US should be protected for native born citizens
|
|
|
Stagnate
|
stops moving/growing
|
|
|
Speculator
|
person who assumes a financial risk in hopes of making money
|
|
|
Gross National Product
|
value of everything
|
|
|
Hoovervilles
|
shanty-towns made in the country where poor lived
|
|
|
Direct Relief
|
money given to poor
|
|
|
Socialism
|
government/ economic theory where the means of production should be owned and controlled by the state
|
|
|
Nazism
|
extreme nationalism to the point where you advocate genocide or eugenics
|
|
|
Capitalism
|
economic system based on private ownership of businesses
|
|
|
"brain trust"
|
FDR's advisors who helped him come up with New Deal
|
|
|
Exodus
|
mass movement by a group to escape the hostile environment
|
|
|
sit down strike
|
go to work and then refuse to work
|
|
|
"underconsumptionist"
|
dont buy enough because of inadequate consumer demands
|
|
|
welfare state
|
government economic aid to the people
|
|
|
social security
|
old age insurance
|
|
|
pension
|
retirement earnings
|
|
|
"fireside chat"
|
series of radio addresses by FDR to explain the New Deal
|
