The Nation Progresses Flashcards

1
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urbanization

A

increasing amount of population lives in cities

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2
Q

monopoly

A

exclusive control over a commodity or service

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3
Q

prohibition/temperance

A

forbidding something (especially alcohol consumption)

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4
Q

Jim Crow

A

former practice of segregating blacks in us

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5
Q

innovation

A

changing or altering, new method, idea, or product

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6
Q

invention

A

typically a practice or device being invented. creation or product

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7
Q

isolationism

A

policy of staying away from foreign affairs

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8
Q

Capitalism

A

where a country’s trade and industry are private owned, not by the state

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9
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prosperity

A

successful, flourishing, or thriving condition. goof fortune

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10
Q

frontier

A

line or border between two countries

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11
Q

lynching

A

killing in mobs anonymously

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12
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progression

A

favoring change, improvement, or reform

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13
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corruption

A

dishonest conduct by a leader

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14
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philanthropy

A

generosity, desire to help ppl ($$)

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15
Q

disenfranchisement

A

being deprived of a right or privilege

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16
Q

imperialism

A

extending a country’s power through diplomacy

17
Q

segregation

A

setting someone or something apart from other people or things