vocab hist ww1

Enfranchisement

The act of giving someone the right to vote or other civil rights

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections

Advocates

People who publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy

Polling Places

Locations where people go to cast their votes during elections

Ratify

To formally approve or confirm a decision, treaty, or constitutional amendment

Pacifists

People who believe in peaceful solutions and oppose war or violence

Fundamentalist Protestants

Christians who believe in strict, literal interpretation of the Bible

Anarchist

 Someone who believes in the abolition of all government and organized authority

Socialist

A person who supports a political system where the community owns and controls property and production

Jim Crow Segregation

Laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States

NAACP

Civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight for African American rights

Lynchings

Illegal executions carried out by mobs, often targeting African Americans

Prohibition

The legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol (1920-1933)

Abstinence

The practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, especially alcohol

Antebellum

The period before the Civil War (1861-1865)

Red Scare 1920s

A period of intense fear of communism and radical political ideas in America

Bolshevik Revolution

The 1917 Russian revolution that brought communists to power

Palmer Raids

Mass arrests and deportations of suspected radicals and immigrants conducted by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer during 1919-1920.

Laissez-faire

An economic policy of minimal government interference in business

Budget Deficit

When a government spends more money than it receives in revenue

Credit

The ability to borrow money or buy goods with the promise to pay later

Wages

Payment received by workers for their labor

Market-based

An economic system where prices and production are determined by supply and demand

Capitalistic

Relating to an economic system based on private ownership and profit

Consumerism

A culture that encourages the buying and consuming of goods and services

Phonographs

Early machines that could record and play back sound

Popular Culture

Entertainment, fashion, and ideas that appeal to the general public

"Talkie"

Movies with synchronized sound, replacing silent films

Syndicated

Content distributed to multiple newspapers, radio stations, or other media outlets

Minstrel Shows

Racist entertainment featuring white performers in blackface makeup

Standardized

Made uniform or consistent according to established standards

Hierarchy

A system where people or groups are ranked according to status or authority

Demographic

 Statistical data about population characteristics like age, race, or income

Nativist

Someone who favors native-born citizens over immigrants

Assimilate

To adopt the customs and culture of a new country or group

Xenophobia

Fear or hatred of foreigners or foreign cultures

Activism

Taking action to bring about political or social change

Nocturnal

Active or occurring during the night

Ameliorate

 To make something better or improve a bad situation

Cerebral Hemorrhage

Bleeding in the brain, often causing stroke or death

Ballistics

The science of projectiles and firearms

Recanted

To withdraw or take back a previous statement or belief

Muckraker

Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems

Homogeneity

 The quality of being uniform or similar throughout

Quota System

A method of limiting numbers based on predetermined amounts

Census

An official count of population conducted every ten years

Urbanites

People who live in cities

Darwin's Theory of Evolution

The scientific theory that species change over time through natural selection

Divine Creation

The religious belief that God created all life and the universe

Epitomized

To be a perfect example or representation of something

Secularism

The principle of separating religion from government and public education

Religious Denomination

A distinct branch or sect within a religion