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| slander | false and malicious use of spoken words that damage a person's reputation. |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| tariffs | taxes imposed on imported goods. |
| urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas to cities, usually associated with industrailization. |
| interest rates | the percentage of a loan that must be repaid in addition to paying the principal. |
| laissez faire | an economy in which government minimizes its interference. |
| libel | false and malicious use of printed words that damage a person's reputation. |
| migration | the movement of people or animals from one country or region to another. |
| money | anything used as a medium of exchange. |
| regulations | the act of controlling or directing according to rule, principle, or law. |
| reform | an effort to improve a stituation or condition. |
| quotas | the maximum number of people or products that may be admitted to an institution or country. |
| recession | a downturn in the business cycle during which the Gross Domestic Product does not grow for at least 6 months. |
| propaganda | the spreading of ideas to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause. |
| credit | the purchase of goods or services in the present with the promise to pay for them in the future. |
| depression | a period of economic slowdown in which there is high unemployment. |
| exports | goods sold to other countries. |
| industrialization | the transformation of society from one based on farming to one based on factories. |
| imports | goods purchased from other counties. |
| imperialism | a policy of stronger countries in taking economic, political and social control over weaker countries. |
| Great Depression | the world-wide economic slowdown during the 1930s. |
| free enterprise | individuals make economic decisions in market economy. |
| Federal Reserve System | a national banking system that controls the U.S. money supply and credit. |
| buying on margin | paying a fraction of the cost of an item like stock during the 1920s. |
| bias | a perspective, preference, or inclination that inhibits impartial judgment. |
| amendments | changes in or additions to a constitution or law. |
| clear and present danger | a Supreme Court principle that limits free speech if the words will bring about substantive evils. |
| common good | an effort by individuals to work together for the benefit of all. |
| conscientious objective | a person who refuses to serve in the military. |
| Treaty of Versailles | the treaty that ended World War I (11:00 AM. 11/11/18). |
| Stock Market Crash of 1929 | When most investors panicked and tried to sell their stock at one time. |
| primary source | An eyewitness document close to the events it records. |
| Red Scare | A fear of Communism that led to the arrest and deportation of immigrants. |
| reliable source | A source well-supported by verifiable facts. |
| Nineteeth Amendment | This guaranteed women the right to vote. |
| New Deal | President Franklin Roosevelt's plan to fight the Great Depression. |
| League of Nations | An organization to help prevent war after World War I. |
| Harlem Renaissance | A time period when African Americans expressed themselves through art and music. |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Willson's plan for Europe after World War I. |
| Dust Bowl | A series of droughts that affected the American Midwest in the 1930's |
| credible source | A source that is believable and trustworthy. |
