APUSH Academic Vocabulary: 11th Grade

Abolition

the act of ending a system, practice, or institution

Acquisition

an asset or object bought or attained

Advocate

a person who publicly supports a cause, policy, or person

Analogy

a comparison between two things for the purpose of clarification

Analyze

to examine in detail for the purpose of explanation

Appeasement

making concessions in order to avoid conflict

Authoritarian

the enforcement of strict obedience to authority

Capitalism

when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

Cause

a person or thing that gives rise to an action

Civil Liberties

individual rights protected by law from unjust government interference

Civil Rights

a citizen's rights that are protected by the government

Compromise

an agreement or settlement that has each side making concessions

Conformity

behavior in accordance to rules or laws

Conservative

a person who holds traditional attitudes and values

Consumption

the using up of a resource

Contradictory

containing elements that are inconsistent or in conflict

Contributed

to help a cause or provide something

Controversies

a disagreement that is typically public

Conventional

something that is normal or believed

Curtailed

to impose a restriction on

Decision

a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration

Declaration

a formal statement or announcement

Demobilize

to cease and/or reduce military operations at the end of a conflict or war

Depicted

to portray or describe in words

Deployment

the movement of troops or equipment for military action

Dictatorship

government by an absolute authority

Dissenters

a person(s) who objects to something or someone

Diversity

a range of different things or variety

Doctrine

a set of beliefs taught by a church, organization, or government

Effects

a change that is a result of an action or cause

Elaborate

involving many carefully arranged parts or details

Emergence

coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed

Emigration

the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another

Enforcement

the act of compliance with a law or rule

Expansion

the action of becoming larger or more extensive

Facilitate

to make an action or process easy or easier

Foster

to develop an idea or belief in oneself

Immigration

the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country

Imperialism

extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

Infiltrate

to enter or gain access

Inflation

an increase in prices because of too much money in circulation

Infrastructure

the physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society

Initial

occurring at the beginning

Integration

the intermixing of groups or people previously segregated

Interstate

business conducted between states

Intrastate

business conducted within a particular state

Isolationists

a person remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups

Juxtaposition

two things being seen or placed close together that are very different

Liberal

favorable or respectful of individual rights and freedoms

Mass Production

the production of large amounts of products typically on an assembly line

Mutual

held in common by two or more parties

Negotiating

to try and reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others

Obsolete

no longer in general use

Perceived

to attain awareness or understanding of

Paradigm

an outstandingly clear or typical example

Prohibit

to forbid by authority

Propaganda

the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person

Rebellion

opposition to one in authority or dominance

Reinforce

to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support

Republic

a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives.

Revolution

activity of movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation

Rural

of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture

Segregation

the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group

Sequence

a continuous or connected series

Solidified

to make secure, substantial, or firmly fixed

Specialization

designed, trained, or fitted for one particular purpose or occupation

Status Quo

the existing state of affairs

Suffrage

a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust

Synthesize

the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole

Tariffs

a schedule of rates or charges of a business or a public utility

Unconditional

not limited in any way

Union

something that is made one; something formed by combining or coalition of parts or members

Urban

of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city

Vocational

of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career.

Primary

first or highest in rank or importance

Secondary

coming after or less important than

Tertiary

third in order or level