Unit 4 lesson 10 vocab Flashcards
Allies
In world war 1 France and Great Britain, Russia, and Italy and the United States: in World War 2, the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and others.
American Federation of Labor
The largest workers unions in America, founded in 1890.
Arbitration
When two sides agree to follow the ruling of a third party who has no loyalties to either side.
Black Tuesday
October 29,1929, the day the U.S. stock market crashed.
Central Powers
In World War 1 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Collective Bargaining
Discussions between a labor union and management.
Corperations
Large businesses that are owned by many stock holders.
Dollar Diplomacy
The investment of American money overseas not only in order to help other nations, but also to gain power for the United States.
Federal Trade Commission
A government department that works to prevent unfair trade practices.
Imperialism
Building an empire by taking land in other parts of the world.
Investors
People who put money into, or invest in businesses.
Jazz Age
Period after World War 1 when entertainment such as jazz music and dancing became popular.
Majority
More than half of any group
Middle Class
People who are neither upper class nor lower class; includes business people, farmers, professionals, and skilled workers.
Platform
A political party’s statement of its main goals.
Populist Party
1890s American political party formed to give more power to farmers and laborers.
Progressive Movement
A time of major reform of America’s economic and political institutions, from about 1890 to 1917.
Prohibition
The period during which alcohol was banned in the United States; it was brought about by the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919 and repealed by the Twenty- First Amendment in 1933.
Roaring Twenties
The 1920s in the United States, when many inventions and new technology made life easier and helped create new jobs.
Sherman Antitrust Act
A law passed in 1890 to make trusts.
Speakeasies
Illegal bars in the 1920s.
Stocks
Shares of ownership in a company.
Strike
A time when workers refuse to go to work until their demands are met by management.
Temperance Movement
Organized effort to promote total abstinence from alcoholic drinks.
