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| Person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
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| A sum paid regularly to a person, usually after retirement |
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| Lying when one has sworn an oath to tell the truth |
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| A tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before the person could vote |
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| A level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to government standards |
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| How much work each worker does |
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| The nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor in the United States that went into effect when the eighteenth amendment was ratified |
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| Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
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| A country that is technically independent, but is actually under the control of another country |
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| Projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use |
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| An arrangement placing a limit on the number of immigrants from each country |
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| A type of music with a strong rhythm and a lively melody with accented notes, which was popular in early 1900s |
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| Powerful and aggressive businessmen who controlled the nation’s railroads |
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| To give out scarce items on a limited basis |
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| An approach to literature and the arts that shows things as they really are |
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| - Discount or return part of a payment |
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| The right that enables voters to remove elected officials from office |
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| A downward turn in business activity |
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| The reorganization and rebuilding of the former confederate states after the civil war. |
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| The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature |
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| Art or literature focused on a particular region of the country |
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| Aid for the needy; welfare |
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| Payment by a defeated aggressor nation for damages caused by war |
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| An area of public lands set aside for Native Americans |
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| Money raised from federal taxes and given to the states for use at the state and local levels |
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