vocav Flashcards
Industrialization
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
Immigration
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
Migration
The movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, in a new location.
Expansionism:
A policy of territorial or economic expansion, often by a government or state.
Isolationism:
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Annex:
To incorporate a territory into an existing political unit, such as a country, state, county, or city.
Harlem Renaissance
A cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s, involving a flourishing of African-American culture, particularly in literature, music, and art.
Suffrage
The right to vote in political elections.
Prohibition
The period from 1920 to 1933 in the United States when the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages were banned.
Dust Bowl
A period during the 1930s characterized by severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies.
Treaty of Versailles
The peace treaty signed in 1919 that ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany.
New Deal
A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939 in response to the Great Depression.
Reparations
Compensation imposed during the post-war period upon the defeated parties by the victors, specifically referring to payments made by Germany after World War I.
Genocide
The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.
Antisemitism
Hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews.
