Triple Unit Vocab

No Language of Origin

Militarism

policy of aggressive military preparedness

mobilization

to assemble and make ready for war

stalemate

competition in which neither side can gain an advantage or win

autocrat

a person ruling with unlimited authority

U-Boat

german submarine

filibuster

carry out insurectionist activities in a foreign country

Convoy

escort for protection

armistice

temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement of the oponents

Genocide

the destruction of a political/racial/cultural group

rationing

food allowance

sedition

incitement of resistance to lawful authority

vigilantes

self-appointed doer of justice

conscientious objector

a person who refuses to serve in armed forces or bear arms on moral/religious ground

14 Point Plan

proposal to end WWI and secure lasting global peace

isolationism

policy of national isolation by abstaining from alliance/international relations

anarchist

person rebels against authority

tariff

tax on goods leaving or entering a country

installment plan

an arrangement for payment (starting with small down payment and following with annual or monthly payments)

Prohibition

an order to restrain or stop (as in the alcohol ban)

Speakeasies

place where alcohol is sold illegally

bootlegger

someone who makes/sells alcohol illegally

scopes monkey trail

teacher accused of breaking Tennessee Butler Act by teaching about evolution

Fundamentalism

movement stressing strict and literal adherence to a basic set of principles

flapper

young woman who showed freedom from conventions (dress and style)

lost generation

an unfullilled generation coming to maturity during a period of instability (WWI men when they return)

harlem renaissance

rebirth of African American culture/art/music/literature

price supports

artificial maintenance of of prices at a predetermined level (often set by gov.)

Buying on margin

borrowing money from a broker to purchase stocks using portfolio as collateral

Dow Jones Industrial Average

stock market index tracking 30 largest U.S. well-performing corporations

shantytowns

a poor town or poor part of town full of shanties (small shacks)

hoover dam

726 ft tall between Arizona and Nevada on CO river completed 1936

new deal

series of gov. programs launched to fight Great Depression (relief for unemployed, recovery for economy, financial reform)

Priming the pump

take steps to encourage growth/functioning of something

deficit spending

spending of public funds raised by borrowing rather than by taxation

fascism

organizing society in a gov. where a dictator controls the people’s lives and people aren’t allowed to disagree

appeasement

policy of appeasing an enemy or potential aggressor by making concessions

social security

a program in which the gov. provides money to people who are unable to work (old/disabled/unemployed)

minimum wage

lowest wage permited to be paid

collective bargaining

negotiation between employer and labor union usually on wages/hours/working conditions