History Vocabulary by Charlie Somers https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2 Made with a curious mind en-us 2016-09-21 14:12:24 UTC 2016-09-22 14:02:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Corruption somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125411436 Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. (Giving money for favors)]]> 2016-09-21 14:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125411436 Immigration somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125413895  Coming to live permanently in a foreign country.]]> 2016-09-21 14:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125413895 Industrialization somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125414700 The process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural (farming) to one based on the manufacturing of goods (machines and factorie). Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production, and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines.


]]> 2016-09-21 14:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125414700 Initiative somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125417208 The right of citizens, outside the legislature (lawmakers), to introduce ideas for legislation (laws).


]]> 2016-09-21 14:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125417208 Urbanization somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125580405 Becoming more like a city. When populations of people grow, the population of a place may spill over from city to nearby areas. Maybe tall apartment buildings spring up on what had been the outskirts of town, bringing more people there to live and work. 


]]> 2016-09-21 23:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125580405 Tenements somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125580746 A run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.]]> 2016-09-21 23:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125580746 Sanitation somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125595974 Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water, adequate sewage disposal and garbage disposal.]]> 2016-09-22 02:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125595974 Political Machines somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596194 A political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group, commands the support of a group of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. The machine's power is based on the ability of the workers to get out the vote for their candidates on election day. In many cases illegal actions are taken to control the government for the benefit of that group. 


]]> 2016-09-22 02:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596194 Unions somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596379 An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union.]]> 2016-09-22 02:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596379 Muckrakers somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596504  To search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.


]]> 2016-09-22 02:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596504 Recall somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596761 A procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office]]> 2016-09-22 02:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125596761 Reform somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125597069 the improvement or fixing of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.

]]> 2016-09-22 02:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125597069 Referendum somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125597377 A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. (voters get to choose yes or no to a question like spending money on a new school)


]]> 2016-09-22 02:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125597377 Xenophobic somersch2020 https://padlet.com/somersch2020/zl45zh6nwe2/wish/125597584  Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

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