The Nation Progresses Flashcards
urbanization
increasing amount of population lives in cities
monopoly
exclusive control over a commodity or service
prohibition/temperance
forbidding something (especially alcohol consumption)
Jim Crow
former practice of segregating blacks in us
innovation
changing or altering, new method, idea, or product
invention
typically a practice or device being invented. creation or product
isolationism
policy of staying away from foreign affairs
Capitalism
where a country’s trade and industry are private owned, not by the state
prosperity
successful, flourishing, or thriving condition. goof fortune
frontier
line or border between two countries
lynching
killing in mobs anonymously
progression
favoring change, improvement, or reform
corruption
dishonest conduct by a leader
philanthropy
generosity, desire to help ppl ($$)
disenfranchisement
being deprived of a right or privilege