Glossary Flashcards
Agrarian
Relating to farming or agriculture
Allied powers
Alliance of France, Britain, Russia, and Japan during World War I
Anarchist
A person who rebels against or works to disrupt an established authority, usually a government or an economic system
Appeasement
Practice of meeting someone’s demands in order to avoid trouble, especially when one does not agree with them
Assembly Plant
Factory in which cars,machines, or other products are put together
Atheist
Person doesn’t believe in god
Attrition
The act of wearing down by inflicting continuous losses
Bootlegger
Someone who supplies illegal alcoholic beverage
Capitalist
Economic system in which resources and businesses are privately owned and prices are not controlled by the government
Celluloid film
Strip of transparent plastic used for recording images that can be projected on a screen
Census
Count of the number of people living a certain area
Central powers
Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during World War l
Communist
Someone who believes in establishing an economic system based on community ownership of property and industry
Community organizer
Person who works to organize members of the community to work together
Discrimination
Unfair treatment of a person or a group because of beliefs about that group of people
Discriminatory practices
Usual actions that are prejudiced against a group
Draft
System that requires individuals to serve in the military
Economy
The way a country manages its money and resources to produce, buy, and sell good and services
Entrepreneur
Person who starts a business
Free enterprise
Freedom of business to operate without government interference
Gangster
Member of a criminal organization
GDP ( gross domestic product )
The value of all goods and services produced in one country during a specific period, usually a year
Immigration
Coming to live permanently in a new country
Imperialism
Practice of gaining power as a country by taking over areas of the world
Industrialization
Shift to the widespread use of machines and factories to produce goods
Inflation
Rise in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
Injunction
Court order that specifies an action a person or group must or must not take
Invalidate
Prove incorrect or illegal
League of Nations
An organization formed by members of the allied powers immediately after World War I
Malnutrition
State of poor health due to not having enough healthy food
Mobilization
Process of preparing to fight a war or take other collective action
Modernity
State of being modern or up-to-date
Moving assembly line
Mechanical system in which a product moves through stages and workers each add a different part to it
National debt
Amount of money that the government of a country owes to leaders such as banks, companies, or other countries
Nationalist
Feeling of pride in one’s nation
Pacifist
Someone who opposes war and violence and refuses to participate
Pesticide
Chemical or other substance used to kill pests
Political economy
Combination or interaction of economy and government
Populism
Political movement in the 1890’s that claimed to represent ordinary people
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Psychological response to a highly upsetting and stressful event or series of events, such as natural disaster, combat in war or violence
