Kaarten: American History: List 2 | Quizlet

alliance

an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty

depression

a long-term economic state with unemployment and low prices

employment

the state of having a job

foreclosure

proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan

industrialisation

the development of commercial enterprise

militarism

maintaining a strong force of armed services

monopoly

a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

muckraker

one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another

nationalism

the doctrine that your country's interests are superior

neutrality

non-participation in a dispute or war

pandemic

an outbreak of disease that is geographically widespread

prohibition

the action of forbidding

propaganda

information that is spread to promote some cause

speculation

an investment that is risky but could yield great profits

stock

capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares

strike

refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad conditions

suffrage

a legal right to vote

tenement

a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

union

an employee organization that bargains with an employer

urbanisation

the social process whereby cities grow