Unit 6 Plight and Reform
Depression
a period of low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment
Inflation
a rise in the general price level usually attributed to an increase in the amount of money and credit relative to available goods and services
Convention
an assembly of persons met for a common purpose
Plight
an unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation
Stocks
shares of ownership in a company
legislation
the act of making or enacting laws
Journalism
the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media
Culture
the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
Credit
the provision of money, goods, or services with the expectation of future payment
Suffrage
the right of voting
Labor
the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits
Propaganda
the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
Dispute
to engage in argument
Reform
to put or change into an improved form or condition
Strike
to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands
Immigration
travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there