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Land Grant College
Definition
- Originally, an agricultural college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education
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Latino
Definition
American who has come to the United States from or is descended from people who came from Latin America or Spain
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Lease
Definition
To hand over property in return for rent
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Levee
Definition
High walls or an embankment to prevent flooding in low-lying areas
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Literacy Test
Definition
A method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level
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Long Drive
Definition
The herding of cattle for 1,000 miles or more to meet the railroad
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Lynching
Definition
Putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob
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Martial Law
Definition
The law applied by military forces in occupied territory or in an emergency
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Mass Media
Definition
Types of communication that reach large numbers of people, such as newspapers, radio, and television
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Mass production
Definition
The production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line
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Materialism
Definition
Attaching too much importance to physical possessions and comforts
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Medicaid
Definition
A social program that gives the states money to help those who cannot afford to pay for their hospital bills
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Medicare
Definition
a social program that helps pay for the elderly
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Merger
Definition
The combining of two or more businesses into one
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Migrant Worker
Definition
A person who moves from place to place to find work harvesting fruits and vegetables
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Militarism
Definition
A building up of military strength within a country
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Mobilization
Definition
Gathering resources and preparing for war
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Model T
Definition
America's first mass production car made by the Ford Motor Company
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Monopoly
Definition
Total control of a type of industry by one person or one company
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Muckraker
Definition
A journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society
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Napalm
Definition
An explosive material dropped from planes during the Vietnam
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National Grange
Definition
The first farmers’ organization in the United States
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Nationalism
Definition
Intense loyalty to one’s nation or group and promotion of its interests above all others
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National Self-Determination
Definition
The right of people to decide how they should be governed
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Nativism
Definition
The belief that those born in a country are superior to immigrants
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Oligopoly
Definition
market in which a few large companies control prices for an industry
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Override
Definition
To return or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress
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