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| progressives | those who wanted to improve society
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| suffrage | the right to vote
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| prohibition | a ban on the sale of alcohol
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| neutral | not taking a side
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| impeachment | charging a public official with wrongdoing of a crime
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| surplus | more products that are available than are in demand
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| regulatioin | a rule created by the government that has the same effect as a law
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| unethical | wrong and unacceptable according ton rules or beliefs about mortality
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| pardon | a release from punishment for a crime
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| segregation | the separation of people by a race
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| industrialazation | the development of industry in a country
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| refugee | someone who is forced to leave their country to escape danger
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| stock | a share of ownership in a company
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| depression | a period of low economic activity and high employment
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| The Great Depression | a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It started with a sharp decline in stock prices in the U.S. and lasted for 10 years
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| pensions | grant money paid to people who have retired
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| Centennial | the festival in 1936 marking 100 years since Texas declared it's freedom from Mexico
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| The Dust Bowl | was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture of the American prairies during the 1930's
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| erosion | the gradual wearing away of something, such as soil
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| foreclosures | the action of the bank taking back ownership of a property because the mortgagor fails to be able to make payments
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| tenant farmers | a person who rents a plot of land from it's owner and pays for it's use with a share of the crops
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| boom-and-bust cycle | a prolonged period great profits followed by a sharp decline
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| decline | a recession in business income that typically occurs when consumers are spending less.
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| topsoil | the part of the soil where most plants have their roots
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| Hooverville | derisive name for the name of the camps made of cardboard where the homeless lived during the great depression. named after the president at the time, Herbert Hoover
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| New deal | a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by FDR in order to get out of the Great Depression
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| lobbyist | a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators
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| Herbert Hoover | The 31st president of the U.S.
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | The 32nd president of the U.S. (Democrat) commonly known as FDR He was the ONLY president to serve more than 2 terms.
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| ensure | to make something certain or secure
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| expansion | the action of becoming larger or more extensive
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| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country
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| fascism | a system in which the government has complete control over a country.
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| empire | groups of countries united under the power of a single ruler
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| alien | foreign-born residents of a country who have not yet become citizens
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| internment | confinement, especially during wartime
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower | commonly known as Ike, he was the 34th president of the U.S. (Republican) He was a 5 star army general before becoming president.
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| World War II | The second global conflict that lasted from 1939 - 1945. Most of the worlds countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances.
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| radical | departing from tradition; innovative
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| rationing | limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy. often during war time.
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| blackout | when cities keep their lights off at night for safety during times of war.
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| bond | a promise to repay with interest the amounts borrowed from the buyers
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| diverse | showing a great deal of variety
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