Category: U.S. History

37. Consumer goods: goods that a person uses, such as electronics.

38. armed forces: army

39. conserve: save

40. Produce: make something in a factory

41. Troops: soldiers

42. Draft: to force a person to join the army

43. mine: a bomb that explodes when its touched

44. fuel: things that make energy (food, gas, electricity)

45. fleet: a group of ships

46.blockade: to stop something from passing into a country

47. dough boys: the first American soldiers who arrived to Europe

48. armistice: agreement to stop fighting

49. Standstill: Something that is not changing or improving

50. Worn down: ruined, tired

51. nearly: almost

52. antiwar: against the war

23. neutral محايد: not taking sides
24. navy القوات البحرية: the army that travels in the oceans and seas
25. supplies اللوازم: goods, things a person needs
26. Accuse اتهم : blame
27. prevent يمنع: to stop something before it happens
28. war zone منطقة الحرب: a place in the ocean where no one can pass
29. submarine غواصة: a war ship that travels underwater; U-Boat
30. concerned قلق: worried
31. customs العادات: culture and traditions
32. Torpedo: a bomb that comes out of a submarine
33. Shocked صدمت: surprised
34. Cruel قاسية: mean and heartless
35. Democrats: one of the political parties حزب سياسي in America
36. Republicans: one of the political parties حزب سياسي in America

New Chapter = New Vocab! World War I…let’s have fun!

1. Compete: to fight for the same thing

2. trade market: places to sell and buy things

3. colony: a country that is controlled by another country.

4. independence: when a country is free from colonization

5. alliances: a group of countries that are friendly with each other.

6. unite: to bring together

7. Empire:a country and all of its colonies

8. rebellion: to go against the government

9. tension: bad feelings; problems

10. Emperor: the ruler of an empire

11. wounded: hurt

12. Rebel: a person who goes against the government.

13. blame: put responsibility on someone

14. chain reaction: events that are linked to each other

15. assassinate: to kill a president or government worker

16. Victory: Win

17. Defeat: Loss

18. Nation: country

19. Militarism عسكرية – rapid growth of the military and weapons

20. Trenches- خنادق defending a place by fighting from deep underground

21. Imperialism استعمار- the practice of expanding a country by taking colonies

22. Nationalism الوطنية- each nation wanted to become independent and unite all of its people

38. landlord: a person who owns a building and rents it to a family.

39. tenant: a person who rents an apartment from a landlord.

40. tenement: 5 or 6 story buildings in the cities

41. slums: a poor, dirty place to live

42. ventilation: letting fresh air come into a room

43. Sanitary: clean and healthy

44. Unsanitary: dirty and unhealthy

45. Miserable: Very sad

46. Population: the number of people living in a country

47. Overpopulated: too many people living in a place

Here are the examples of the immigration letters:

CHOICE #1

DAY/MONTH/YEAR

I decided to leave my home country of _________

to come to America because:

On the way here, I saw and felt:

Problems I am facing in America are:

In America, I hope to achieve:

 

CHOICE #2

DAY/MONTH/YEAR

I decided to leave my home country of _________

to come to America because:

On the way here, I saw and felt:

Problems I am facing in America are:

In America, I hope to achieve:

My life compares to immigrants from 1880-1900 by:

20. harbor: sea port

21. seeking: looking for

22. liberty: freedom

23. steerage: the part of a ship for passengers who pay the cheapest tickets.

24. ill: sick

25. old immigrants: people who came to America before 1880

26. new immigrants: people who came to America after 1880

27. escape: run away

28. Advertise: to announce something

29. unable: not able

30. denied: refused

31. Chinese Exclusion Act: a law signed in 1882 that did not allow Chinese Immigration to America.

32. xenophobia: fear of immigrants

33. prejudice: to have bad thoughts about someone because of their race, gender, religion or age.

34. Urbanization: the growth of cities (urban area)

35. Discrimination: treating people unfairly because of race, gender, religion or age.

36. Jim Crow Laws: laws that separated African Americans and whites in public places.

37. segregation: to separate people by race, religion, gender or age

New chapter and new vocab!

1. dweller: a person who lives somewhere

2. rural area: areas with villages and farms

3. urban areas: cities with bridges, skyscrapers, large population

4. increase: move up

5. decrease: move down

6. push factors: reasons that force immigrants to leave a country.

7. pull factors: reasons that attract immigrants to come to a new country.

8. seaport: a place where ships stop

9. specialize: to have one or two industries only

10. isolated: separated or alone

11. rapidly: quickly

12.Mass production: producing large amounts of things in a short amount of time

13. employee: a worker

14. employer: the boss

15. employment: jobs

16. raw materials: natural resources that still have not been turned  into a product

17. salary: the amount of money a person makes

18. ship (verb): to move or transport from place to place

19. condition: the way something is

48. Nation: Country

49. Success: to be good at what you do

50. Cattle: cows and sheep

51. Ranching: taking care of cattle

52. Shipped: to send a large amount of something

53. Hogs: Pigs

54. Slaughter: to kill an animal for food

55. Transported: Moved

56. Refrigerator: a cold place to store food

57. Construction: building

58. Link: Connect

59. Settle: live

60. Employment: Jobs

61. Invent: to make something for the first time

62. Pride: to be proud

63. Inventor: a person who invents

64. Invention: a thing that is invented

65. Wizard: a person who has magical powers

66. Major: large

67. Minor: small

68. rural: farms and villages

69. urban: large cities with skyscrapers

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a vocab quiz tomorrow over section 19.2.  Also, don’t forget about the half day!