World War II
a period of low economic activity and high unemployment
depression
take possession or control of
occupy
people who belong to no organized political party
independents
two houses
bicameral
U.S. policy to block further Communist expansion
containment
a dictatorship in which the state is more important than the individuals
facism
an area of land that is controlled by a government
territory
an organized group of people who share common values and goals
political party
power of the president to refuse a law
veto
a person who flees a country a country because of war or danger
refugee
a policy of avoiding involvement in international affairs
isolationism
U.S. purchase of land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
Louisiana Purchase
lobbyists
federal body that protects the rights of small states
Senate
organization designed to stop Soviet expansion in Europe
NATO
a government that controls all aspects of a nation
totalitarian government
belief that the United States should extend its boundary to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
a group of people with common concerns who join together to influence government policy
interest group
federal body that protects the rights of large states
House of Representatives
U.S. policy of aiding countries threatened by communisim
Truman Doctrine
false or exaggerated statements
propaganda
sequence
to combine things in order to make something new
synthesize
allows citizens to overturn legislation that was passed by legislature or by voters
referendum
to discuss something formally in order to make an agreement
negotiate