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Social Studies
5th Grade
04/13/2017

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progressive
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making use of new and creative ideas for a change
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reform
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a change to improve the lives of many people
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muckrakers
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a newspaper writer who points out the misbehavior of public figures
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treaty of Versailles
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the agreement that ended world war 1
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League of Nations
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an organization formed in 1920 by the allied powers of WW 1 to prevent future wars
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suffrage
Definition
the rights to vote
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mass production
Definition
making large quantities of an item in order to keep costs low
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assembly line
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a method of mass production in which the product is carried on a moving belt past workers
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stock
Definition
a share in the ownership of a company
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dicator
Definition
ruler or leader with absolute power
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neutral
Definition
not taking sides
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ration
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to control the distribution of supplies
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internment
Definition
the isolation and confinement of people during war
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concentration camps
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prisoners where Nazis enslaved and murdered millions of people during WW II
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communism
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the political system in which the government owns all property and distributes resources to its citizens
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truce
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an agreement to stop fighting that does not end a war
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arms race
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the effort build and acquire the most powerful weapon
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satellite
Definition
an object that circles
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era
Definition
a period of time or history
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civil rights act
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a law that guarantees the individual rights of all citizens to be treated equally under the law
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prejudice
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a negative opinion formed beforehand or without proof
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voting rights act
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a 1965 law that guarantees u.s.citizens the rights to vote
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migrant farm worker
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a labor who moves from one farm to another as the seasons change
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terrorism
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the use of fear and violence by non-government groups agents civilization to achieve political goals
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interdependence
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dependence on each other to meet need and wants
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north American free trade agreement
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a treaty signed by the United states,Canada,and Mexico in 1992 that makes all of north America one trading area
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global warming
Definition
the gradual increase of the earth temperature
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