US History EOC Vocabulary Review

The compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflictedduring a war.

Activity directed at the overthrow of the government. 

A demand of one state upon another, usually with a threat of war.

Abstinence from alcoholic drink.

Income, money.

Government by the people.

 Increase in prices or decline in purchasing power caused by an increase in the supplyof money

A political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives.

A truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict.

Control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.

Holding traditional values and attitudes and cautious about change.

Overt favoritism towards people born in the United States.

The constitutional right of one person or group to reject a decision.

Those who supported the planned management of natural resources.

Taxes placed on imported goods.

A strong, centralized, nationalistic government headed by a powerful dictator. 

A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

An economic and political system based on one-party government and stateownership of property.

Late 19^th century political movement seeking to advance the interests of farmers and laborers.

A willingness to negotiate and an easing oftensions in the US’s dealings with communist nations

Sought to return control of the government to the people, and to correct in justices.

Those who wanted to end slavery.

The granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace.

To absorb a smaller group into a bigger group.

To enlarge and prepare the peacetime military for war.

Forgiveness.

Deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

The right to vote.

Open to new behavior and willing to discard traditional values.

Hostility or prejudice against Jews.

Use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines toattract readers.