WA Chapter 6

Question 1

labor union

Answer 1

an organization of workers whose goal is to improve working conditions

Question 2

strike

Answer 2

an action where workers refuse to work until the company grants their demands.

Question 3

hostility

Answer 3

a feeling of anger and resentment

Question 4

blacklist

Answer 4

to consider someone a troublemaker who should not be hired, making it difficult for them to get a job.

Question 5

radical

Answer 5

extreme

Question 6

Capitalism

Answer 6

private ownership of land, property, and business.

Question 7

capitalists

Answer 7

business owners

Question 8

dignity

Answer 8

self-respect or pride in oneself

Question 9

sabotage

Answer 9

deliberate destruction

Question 10

vigilantes

Answer 10

people who take it upon themselves to punish criminals

Question 11

harass

Answer 11

to bother or attack someone

Question 12

reformers

Answer 12

people who seek to address social, economic, and/or political problems by bringing about positive change

Question 13

Gilded Age

Answer 13

a time period where the growth of industry made many Americans very wealthy.

Question 14

monopoly

Answer 14

when one company controls and industry

Question 15

political machine

Answer 15

a powerful person in a group that works together to stay in power

Question 16

poverty line

Answer 16

a level of income below which a person or family is considered poor

Question 17

spoils system

Answer 17

the practice of giving a loyal supporter a government job

Question 18

progressives

Answer 18

supporters of the Progressive Movement that wanted to end corruption, address economic problems, and improve society.

Question 19

repeal

Answer 19

to cancel or overturn a law

Question 20

initiative

Answer 20

lets citizens propose laws themselves by gaining enough signatures on a petition. the public then voted on the law at the next election

Question 21

referendum

Answer 21

allows citizens to vote for or against laws already passed by their state’s lawmakers.

Question 22

recall

Answer 22

allows citizens to remove an elected official from office if they did not like how he was doing his job.

Question 23

neutral

Answer 23

to not take a side or participate in a war or dispute between countries

Question 24

vandalize

Answer 24

to damage or destroy something on purpose

Question 25

intolerence

Answer 25

to be unwilling to accept different cultures, races, or ideas.

Question 26

consumers

Answer 26

buyers

Question 27

credit

Answer 27

allows people to pay for their purchases a little bit at a time

Question 28

interest

Answer 28

the fee that must be paid for borrowing money

Question 29

hydropower

Answer 29

refers to the use of water as a source of power

Question 30

irrigation

Answer 30

a way to supply water to crops by redirecting it from another source