1. Unit 10 Vocabulary: Texas During the Great Depression and World War II – 1929-1950

2. Stock Market –
the buying and selling of stocks as shares in companies

3. Economic Depression–
a period of economic decline characterized by high unemployment, high prices, and a lack of economic production.

4. economic depression
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5. Rationing -
practice of giving out limited amounts of food and supplies, generally given to soldiers or civilians during war time

6. Internment -
confinement

7. Fascism–
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization

8. 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

9. Dust Bowl
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10. Drought–
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops

11. Home Front-
the civilian population and activities of a nation whose armed forces are engaged in war abroad

12. Rural -
in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the city or town

13. Urban -
in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town

14. Urban
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15. Stocks / Shares-
A share in the ownership of a company

16. Import / Export-
An import in the receiving country is an export from the sending country

17. 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

18. POW
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19. 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
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)