Chapter 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad, 1912-1916
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agricultural extension
| the system of providing services and advice to farmers through dispersed local agents.
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Censor
| an official who examines publications, mail, literature, and so forth in order to remove or prohibit the distribution of material deemed dangerous or offensive.
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commercial paper
| any business document having monetary or exchangeable value.
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graduated income tax
| a tax on income in which the taxation rates grow progressively higher for those with higher income.
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Gringo
| contemptuous Latin American term for North Americans.
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Inelasticity
| the inability to expand or contract rapidly (applied here to a nation's currency).
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promissory note
| a written pledge to pay a certain person a specified sum of money at a certain time.
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self-determination
| in politics, the right of a people to shape its own national identity and form of government, without outside coercion or influence.
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Torpedo
| to launch from a submarine or airplane a self-propelled underwater explosive designed to detonate on impact. |
