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Civil Rights Movement Vocab (Ch.27-28)

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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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Reminder: Final vocab for Ch. 26

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  1. underestimate: to guess something that is less than the real thing استخف
  2. civilians: citizens who are not in the military المدنيين
  3. ration: to use a little bit of something حصة
  4. combat قتال: fighting
  5. detention camps: camps were Japanese Americans were kept during WWII معسكر الاعتقال
  6. Revenge انتقام: to get back at someone
  7. Counterattack دافع: to fight back following an attack
  8. Threat التهديد: to scare someone with their life
  9. Executed قتل: to murder or assassinate

73.  Boundary حدود: border

  1. Trap فخ: to force someone into one place
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26.4-26.6 Vocab

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Ladies and gentlemen, the final vocabulary words for World War 2. Write, translate, and study them!

  1. destination المكان المقصود: A final place you are going.
  2. Mission هدف: A goal
  3. fleet السفن: a group of ships.
  4. Protest وقفة احتجاجية: To go against someone or something
  5. Infamous سيء السمعة: to be famous for something bad.
  6. established خلقت: created
  7. concerned المعنية: worried
  8. underestimate: to guess something that is less than the real thing استخف
  9. civilians: citizens who are not in the military المدنيين
  10. ration: to use a little bit of something حصة
  11. combat قتال: fighting
  12. detention camps: camps were Japanese Americans were kept during WWII معسكر الاعتقال
  13. Revenge انتقام: to get back at someone
  14. Counterattack دافع: to fight back following an attack
  15. Threat التهديد: to scare someone with their life
  16. Executed قتل: to murder or assassinate

73.  Boundary حدود: border

  1. Trap فخ: to force someone into one place
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26.3 Vocab Time!

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  1. Rapidly بسرعة: quickly and swiftly
  2. Blitzkrieg: a quick military attack by water, land, air
  3. Air Force: airplanes, jets and helicopters in the army القوات الجوية
  4. Navy القوات البحرية: the ships, submarines and boats in the army
  5. Draft: Selective Service Act, forcing people to join the army
  6. Attempt محاولة: Try
  7. Aid مساعدة: Help
  8. Vow وعد: Promise
  9. Surrender استسلام: Give up
  10. Radar: a machine that locates airplanes, ships, etc
  11. Lease اقتراض: to borrow something for money
  12. Reverse عكسي: to change direction
  13. method طريقة: a way to do something
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U.S. History 26.2 Vocab

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  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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26.1 Vocab

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Hi class! We will begin with Chapter 26: World War 2 immediately when we return from mid-winter break on February 26. Come to class with the words WRITTEN and ready to learn!

  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 and 25.3 Vocab Terms

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The last words for the chapter…expect a test at the end of the week over all words and material!

  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
  1. moratorium: the legal act of delaying something
  2. landslide: to win the election by a lot of votes
  3. oath: promise
  4. crisis: a huge problem
  5. New Deal: FDR’s plan to beat the Depression
  6. recovery: beating a problem
  7. prohibited: to prevent by law
  8. flooding: damage from lots of water
  9. erosion: to go bad by nature
  10. mural: an artistic painting or drawing on a wall
  11. disabled: having a mental or physical problem
  12. security: safety
  13. Liberal: one who favors change
  14. occupation: a person’s job or line of work
  15. union: a group of workers who fight for and look out for each other
  1. traditional: the usual way of doing things

21 – الزراعة
22 – الفائض
23 – الاستقرار
24 – التأمين
25 – الوقف الاختياري
26 – انهيار أرضي
27. اليمين
28 – الأزمة
29 – الصفقة الجديدة
30 – الانتعاش
31 – محظور
32 – الفيضانات
33 – التآكل
34- جدارية
35 – المعوقون
36 – الأمن
37- الليبرالية
38 – الاحتلال
39 – الاتحاد
40- التقليدية