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