Category: U.S. History

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

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

Chapter 26 Vocab List

 

This is the FINAL VOCAB LIST for this chapter!  I just included everything from 26.1-26.6. Study them and prepare for assessments.  Good luck!

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

World War II continues!

23. Aggressively بقوة: Violently
24. Reich إمبراطورية: Empire, a country with colonies
25. Frighten الخوف: Scare
26. appeasement: doing something to keep peace
27. Demand الطلب: order, request, ask someone for something
28. advance تقدم: to move farther ahead
29. territory الإقليم: land
30. synagogue الكنيسة اليهودية: a Jewish place of worship
31. terrorize الإرهاب: Scare someone and hurt them
32. Murder القتل: to kill someone violently
33. inferior أدنى: lower
34. superior متفوقة: higher
35. Holocaust: the mass murder of Jews during WWII
36. ethnicity الإثنية: your race and nationality
37. Defend الدفاع: protect or help someone
38. interfere التدخل: to become involved
39. optimistic: feeling positive
40. pessimistic: feeling negative
41. isolate العزلة: Separate
42. Treaty المعاهدة: an agreement after a war ends
43. Ally صديق: friend during war

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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21. agricultural: farming
22. surplus: an extra amount of something
23. stabilize: bring back to normal
24. insurance: a plan that protects against loss in return for regular (monthly, yearly) payments
25. moratorium: the legal act of delaying something
26. landslide: to win the election by a lot of votes
27. oath: promise
28. crisis: a huge problem
29. New Deal: FDR’s plan to beat the Depression
30. recovery: beating a problem
31. prohibited: to prevent by law
32. flooding: damage from lots of water
33. erosion: to go bad by nature
34. mural: an artistic painting or drawing on a wall
35. disabled: having a mental or physical problem
36. security: safety
37. Liberal: one who favors change
38. occupation: a person’s job or line of work
39. union: a group of workers who fight for and look out for each other
40. traditional: the usual way of doing things

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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38. Original: one of a kind
39. Improvised: to make up as you go along
40. Spiritual: a religious song
41. Concerned: worried, afraid
42. Capture: Catch
43. Shocked: Very Surprised
44. Poet: a person who writes poems
45. Impact: Effect
46. Noble: Honorable
47. foolish: stupid
48. disappoint: to hope for something and it does not happen
49. boll weevil: an insect that destroys crops سوسة
50. deny: refuse رفض
51. suspicious: not trusting مشكوك فيه
52. foreigners: people from a place other than America أجانب
53. Ku Klux Klan: a racist group of Whites who feared African Americans, Jews, Catholics and immigrants
54. Catholics & Protestants: two different groups of Christianity
55. democracy: a type of government where citizens choose the president
56. Communism: a type of country where the government owns all the land and there are less freedoms for people
57. Crime: breaking laws جريمة
58. violence: killing and hurting people عنف
59. Reformers: people who want to improve society الإصلاحيون
60. independent: depending only on yourself
61. discrimination: treating people bad because of their race or religion
62. 18th amendment (Prohibition): made the selling of alcohol illegal in the United States
63. ban: to prohibit (to make something illegal)
64. bootlegger: a person who made and sold alcohol illegally
65. speakeasy: an illegal place where alcohol was sold
66. 21st amendment: canceled the 18th amendment