Unit 10 Vocabulary: Texas During the Great Depression and World War II – 1929-1950
Stock Market – the buying and selling of stocks as shares in companies
Economic Depression– a period of economic decline characterized by high unemployment, high prices, and a lack of economic production.
economic depression My Own sentence My Own Illustration _________________________
Rationing - practice of giving out limited amounts of food and supplies, generally given to soldiers or civilians during war time
Internment - confinement
Fascism– an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization
Dust Bowl- an area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice
Dust Bowl My Own sentence My Own Illustration _________________________
Drought– a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops
Home Front- the civilian population and activities of a nation whose armed forces are engaged in war abroad
Rural - in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the city or town
Urban - in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town
Urban My Own sentence My Own Illustration _________________________
Stocks / Shares- A share in the ownership of a company
Import / Export- An import in the receiving country is an export from the sending country
POW- Prisoner of War: a place where soldiers who have been captured by their enemy during a war are kept as prisoners until the end of the war
POW My Own sentence My Own Illustration _________________________
Unit 10 Vocabulary: Civil War – The Endangered Union 1860-1865 sectionalism – concern for regional needs and interests compromise – an agreement in which both sides give up some demands Related Vocabulary Unit 10 Vocabulary: Civil War – The Endangered Union 1860-1865 Secession- the withdrawal of a state from a union Confederacy- an alliance formed for a common purpose States’ Rights- refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution Sectionalism- sectionalism is loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole. Cede- give up (power or territory)