US History
Chapter 12-14 Vocabulary Terms
Directions: Be sure to know each definition and spelling for each term. You will be assessed on them.
1. communism: A political system where the government controls the economy and individuals.
2. anarchist: A person who is opposed to any form of government.
3. isolationist: A person or country who withdraws from affairs around them.
4. quota system: Allowing a maximum amount of immigrants from any given country.
5. urban sprawl: The growth of cities.
6. installment plan: Enabled people to buy goods over an extended period of time, without having to put down much money at the time of the purchase.
7. ACLU: The American Civil Liberties Union: This is a group who protects people’s individual liberties.
8. flapper: This described women who didn’t conform to society during the 1920s; especially in big cities.
9. double-standard: Required women to observe stricter standards of behavior than men did.
10. UNIA: (Universal Negro Improvement Association): Started by Marcus Garvey, this promoted black pride, economic independence and reverence to Africa.
11. Harlem Renaissance: A new birth of African American culture. It focused on music, literature and theatre.
12. credit: An arrangement in which consumers agreed to buy now and pay later for purchases. (Credit Card).
13. speculation: Buying stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit.
14.Black Tuesday: Over 12 million shares of stock were traded on one day and $12 million dollars were lost in one day.
15. Great Depression: The period from 1929-1941 where the economy plummeted (went down) and unemployment skyrocketed.
16. shantytowns: These were towns that consisted of shacks. They were also called Hoovervilles.
17. fundamentalism: This is the belief that everything in the Bible is true.
18. direct relief: Cash payments or food provided by the government to the poor.
19. rugged individualism: President Hoover’s belief that people should succeed on their own efforts without support from the government.
20. Bonus Army: This consisted of World War I veterans who went to Washington D.C. to get their bonus that they were promised for their service in WWI.
21. soup kitchens: Shelters that offered free or low cost meals to those unemployed.
22. bootleggers: A term used to describe people who smuggled alcohol.
23. speakeasies: These were “underground bars during the era of Prohibition.
24. buying on margin: paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing money for the rest.
25. Dust Bowl: 1933-1936 where overproduction of crops and drought caused dust to blow for miles. It caused a migration of people from the Midwest (Texas & Oklahoma) to move to California).
Chapter 12-14 Vocabulary Terms
Directions: Be sure to know each definition and spelling for each term. You will be assessed on them.
1. communism: A political system where the government controls the economy and individuals.
2. anarchist: A person who is opposed to any form of government.
3. isolationist: A person or country who withdraws from affairs around them.
4. quota system: Allowing a maximum amount of immigrants from any given country.
5. urban sprawl: The growth of cities.
6. installment plan: Enabled people to buy goods over an extended period of time, without having to put down much money at the time of the purchase.
7. ACLU: The American Civil Liberties Union: This is a group who protects people’s individual liberties.
8. flapper: This described women who didn’t conform to society during the 1920s; especially in big cities.
9. double-standard: Required women to observe stricter standards of behavior than men did.
10. UNIA: (Universal Negro Improvement Association): Started by Marcus Garvey, this promoted black pride, economic independence and reverence to Africa.
11. Harlem Renaissance: A new birth of African American culture. It focused on music, literature and theatre.
12. credit: An arrangement in which consumers agreed to buy now and pay later for purchases. (Credit Card).
13. speculation: Buying stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit.
14.Black Tuesday: Over 12 million shares of stock were traded on one day and $12 million dollars were lost in one day.
15. Great Depression: The period from 1929-1941 where the economy plummeted (went down) and unemployment skyrocketed.
16. shantytowns: These were towns that consisted of shacks. They were also called Hoovervilles.
17. fundamentalism: This is the belief that everything in the Bible is true.
18. direct relief: Cash payments or food provided by the government to the poor.
19. rugged individualism: President Hoover’s belief that people should succeed on their own efforts without support from the government.
20. Bonus Army: This consisted of World War I veterans who went to Washington D.C. to get their bonus that they were promised for their service in WWI.
21. soup kitchens: Shelters that offered free or low cost meals to those unemployed.
22. bootleggers: A term used to describe people who smuggled alcohol.
23. speakeasies: These were “underground bars during the era of Prohibition.
24. buying on margin: paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing money for the rest.
25. Dust Bowl: 1933-1936 where overproduction of crops and drought caused dust to blow for miles. It caused a migration of people from the Midwest (Texas & Oklahoma) to move to California).