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Civil Rights Movement Vocab

Civil Rights Movement (CRM) Vocab List

  1. Denied: to tell someone no
  2. segregation: separation of blacks and whites
  3. Integration: to mix blacks and whites (opposite of segregation)
  4. Shame: embarrassment
  5. Risk: to put your life in danger
  6. Violence: forceful and harmful
  7. Discrimination: treating people differently because of their race.
  8. victim: a person who is hurt by others
  9. unconstitutional: illegal
  10. Little Rock: the capital city of Arkansas
  11. Montgomery: the capital city of Alabama
  12. Lansing: the capital city of Michigan
  13. Mobs: groups of angry and violent people
  14. riots: violent protests by mobs
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26.3-26.4 Vocab for Tuesday’s test!

44. Rapidly: quickly and swiftly

45. Blitzkrieg: a quick military attack by water, land, air

46. Air Force: airplanes, jets and helicopters in the army القوات الجوية

47. Navy: the ships, submarines and boats in the army

48. Draft: Selective Service Act, forcing people to join the army

49. Attempt: Try

50. Aid: Help

51. Vow: Promise

52. Surrender: Give up

53. Radar: a machine that locates airplanes, ships, etc

54. Lease: to borrow something for money

55. Reverse: to change direction

56. method: a way to do something

57. destination: A final place you are going.

58. Mission: A goal

59. fleet: a group of ships.

60. Protest: To go against someone or something

61. Infamous: to be famous for something bad.

62. established: created

63. concerned: worried

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26.3 Vocab

44. Rapidly: quickly and swiftly

45. Blitzkrieg: a quick military attack by water, land, air

46. Air Force: airplanes, jets and helicopters in the army القوات الجوية

47. Navy: the ships, submarines and boats in the army

48. Draft: Selective Service Act, forcing people to join the army

49. Attempt: Try

50. Aid: Help

51. Vow: Promise

52. Surrender: Give up

53. Radar: a machine that locates airplanes, ships, etc

54. Lease: to borrow something for money

55. Reverse: to change direction

56. method: a way to do something

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26.2 Vocab

World War II continues!

  1. Aggressively بقوة: Violently
  2. Reich إمبراطورية: Empire, a country with colonies
  3. Frighten الخوف: Scare
  4. appeasement: doing something to keep peace
  5. Demand الطلب: order, request, ask someone for something
  6. advance تقدم: to move farther ahead
  7. territory الإقليم: land
  8. synagogue الكنيسة اليهودية: a Jewish place of worship
  9. terrorize الإرهاب: Scare someone and hurt them
  10. Murder القتل: to kill someone violently
  11. inferior أدنى: lower
  12. superior متفوقة: higher
  13. Holocaust: the mass murder of Jews during WWII
  14. ethnicity الإثنية: your race and nationality
  15. Defend الدفاع: protect or help someone
  16. interfere التدخل: to become involved
  17. optimistic: feeling positive
  18. pessimistic: feeling negative
  19. isolate العزلة: Separate
  20. Treaty المعاهدة: an agreement after a war ends
  21. Ally صديق: friend during war
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Chapter 26.1 Vocab: World War II

This is the start of a long, but exciting chapter all about World War II!

  1. Great Depression الكساد العظيم: a time when the United States had the worst economy and 25% unemployment.
  2. outcomes النتائج: results
  3. dictator الدكتاتور: a ruler who controls a country
  4. dictatorship الديكتاتورية: a country ruled by a dictator
  5. forbidden ممنوع: illegal; not allowed; prohibited
  6. rejected رفض: refused, to say no
  7. Fascist: a group of people who believe war and military power is good for a country
  8. inflation التضخم: the increase in the price of goods.
  9. democracy الديمقراطية: a government where citizens elect the president and have freedom.
  10. communism: a country whose government owns all the farms and factories and no freedom for citizens.
  11. Prosperity الازدهار: a good, wealthy life
  12. traitor الخائن: a person who goes against their country
  13. raw materials: natural resources
  14. seize الاستيلاء: catch or capture
  15. Prevent المنع: Stop something from happening
  16. Arms أسلحة: Weapons
  17. Neutral محايدة: to not take sides
  18. Military العسكريين: army
  19. League of Nations: a group of countries who tried to prevent war
  20. Treaty of Versailles معاهدة::the treaty that ended WWI
  21. criticize الانتقاد: to say negative things about a person
  22. compliment مجاملة: to say positive things about a person
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25.2-25.3 Vocab

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  1. agricultural: farming
  2. surplus: an extra amount of something
  3. stabilize: bring back to normal
  4. insurance: a plan that protects against loss in return for regular (monthly, yearly) payments
  5. moratorium: the legal act of delaying something
  6. landslide: to win the election by a lot of votes
  7. oath: promise
  8. crisis: a huge problem
  9. New Deal: FDR’s plan to beat the Depression
  10. recovery: beating a problem
  11. prohibited: to prevent by law
  12. flooding: damage from lots of water
  13. erosion: to go bad by nature
  14. mural: an artistic painting or drawing on a wall
  15. disabled: having a mental or physical problem
  16. security: safety
  17. Liberal: one who favors change
  18. occupation: a person’s job or line of work
  19. union: a group of workers who fight for and look out for each other
  20. traditional: the usual way of doing things
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25.1 Vocabulary

U.S. History: Ch. 25 Vocab

  1. stock market: Where stocks and bonds are traded
  2. economy: the way money is made and spent
  3. unemployed: no job or money
  4. layoffs: letting workers go because the company cannot afford them
  5. savings: money that you save over time
  6. depression: a period during which business, employment, and stock-market values decline severely or remain at a very low level of activity
  7. federal government: combination of state and national governments
  8. charity: a group that helps those in need
  9. loan payments: paying back money that you owe a little at a time
  10. overproduction: Producing too many goods that you can’t sell
  11. credit: buying something and paying for it later
  12. debt: money that you owe
  13. tariff: tax on imported goods
  14. goods: items that are bought and traded
  15. survival: to stay alive
  16. invest: to spend money on
  17. breadlines: a place where people could get free food
  18. concerned: worried
  19. financial: having to do with money
  20. Hoovervilles: slums homeless people lived in during the Great Depression
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24.3 and 24.4 Vocab Terms!

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  1. Original: one of a kind
  2. Improvised: to make up as you go along
  3. Spiritual: a religious song
  4. Concerned: worried, afraid
  5. Capture: Catch
  6. Shocked: Very Surprised
  7. Poet: a person who writes poems
  8. Impact: Effect
  9. Noble: Honorable
  10. foolish: stupid
  11. disappoint: to hope for something and it does not happen
  12. boll weevil: an insect that destroys crops سوسة
  13. deny: refuse رفض
  14. suspicious: not trusting مشكوك فيه
  15. foreigners: people from a place other than America أجانب
  16. Ku Klux Klan: a racist group of Whites who feared African Americans, Jews, Catholics and immigrants
  17. Catholics & Protestants: two different groups of Christianity
  18. democracy: a type of government where citizens choose the president
  19. Communism: a type of country where the government owns all the land and there are less freedoms for people
  20. Crime: breaking laws جريمة
  21. violence: killing and hurting people عنف
  22. Reformers: people who want to improve society الإصلاحيون
  23. independent: depending only on yourself
  24. discrimination: treating people bad because of their race or religion
  25. 18th amendment (Prohibition): made the selling of alcohol illegal in the United States
  26. ban: to prohibit (to make something illegal)
  27. bootlegger: a person who made and sold alcohol illegally
  28. speakeasy: an illegal place where alcohol was sold
  29. 21st amendment: canceled the 18th amendment