Term | Definition |
weathering | breaking down of rocks and minerals |
erosion | movement of rock and sediment |
deposition | dropping off of rock and sediment |
fault | break in the ground where earth's plates move; where earthquakes occur |
dam | a barrier preventing the flow of water; built across water to control flow |
levee | embankment built to prevent overflow of a river; on the bank of rivers |
beach reclamation | reclaiming or rebuilding the beach from erosion |
surrender | agree to quit fighting; one side backs down |
demand | something that purchasers or consumers really want |
supply | amount of goods or services available for the consumer |
Thomas Edison | invented filament wire for lightbulb to use electricity |
The Wright Brothers | built first flying airplane and flew it in Kitty Hawk, NC |
Alexander Graham Bell | invented the telephone for communication |
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Cattle Trail | transportation path for cowboys to drive cattle to the railroad for shipment to the east |
Henry Ford | invented the assembly line to manufacture cars faster |
conductors | material that allows electricity to flow through easily |
insulators | material that does not allow electricity to flow through |
parallel circuit | an electric circuit with two or more paths for current |
series circuit | an electric circuit with only one path for current |
electromagnet | a magnet that has coils of current- carrying wire around an iron core; it can be turned on and off |
resistance | how much a material opposes, or resists, the flow of electric current |
electric circuit | a continuous pathway that can carry an electric current |
electric change | a basic property of the tiny particles that make up matter (can be positive or negative) |
mass | amount of matter an object has |
matter | anything that has a mass and takes up space |
States of Matter | solid, liquid, or gas |
December 8, 1941 | United States entered WWII |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | The President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II. |
Benito Mussolini | The fascist leader of Italy |
Emperor Hirohito | The leader of Japan during WWII. He was a nationalist that believed in imperialism |
Adolf Hitler | Fascist leader of Germany's Nazi Party; controlled German life; hated Jews. |
Imperialism | The act of taking over other countries to gain power and natural resources |
Fascism | a type of government that controls everything. |
Allied Powers | Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States |
Axis Powers | German, Japan, Italy |
Propaganda | Advertisements used to persuade people to do things |
Pearl Harbor | A naval base in Hawaii. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. |
The Holocaust | was the mass murder of 6 million Jews |
Tuskegee Airmen | The first African American fighter pilots. They fought in WWII. |
D-Day | June 6, 1944. Allied powers attacked the Nazis (Germany). The attack took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. |
VJ-Day | victory in Japan Day |
Joseph Stalin | The leader of the Soviet Union (Russia) during World War II. |
Winston Churchill | The leader of Great Britain during World War II. |
Concentration Camp | prison for Jews and other enemies of Nazi Germany. Most people were killed at these camps. |
Harry S. Truman | U.S. President after Roosevelt. Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan |
Hiroshima | the first bomb (Little Boy) was dropped here |
Nagasaki | The second atomic bomb (FAT MAN) was dropped here |
Neutral Powers | not picking a side and staying out of the war |
Rosie the Riveter | symbol for the working woman during World War II. Propaganda use to persuade women to help out in the war effort, and go to war. |
cell | the smallest part of a living thing, the basic unit of function in all living things |
organism | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
microorganism | An organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye. |
Communism | political and economic system in which government owns all the businesses and land |
Nationalism | a strong feeling of pride, dedication, loyalty, and devoation to your country |
Spanish American War | War fought between America and Spain. America gains new territories after they won the war. |
Panama Canal | The Panama Canal is a waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It cuts through a narrow strip of land in Panama. |
Constructive processes | changes that add to the surface of the Earth, and some of them take millions of years to occur. |
Destructive processes | forces that break down land. |
Langston Hughes | he was a famous poet who highlighted how African Americans were treated differently in his poems. |
Louis Armstrong | he was part of a musical movement known as the Jazz Age that brought people of all races together. |
Charles Lindbergh | pilot who made the first successful transatlantic flight |
19th Amendment | law passed allowing women to vote. |
26th Amendment | law passed allowing an 18 year older to vote |
23rd Amendment | Law passed allowing DC residents their voting rights |
24th Amendment | Law passed ended poll taxes |
15th Amendment | A voting amendment passed specifically to establish equality and provide more democratic rights for African-Americans |
Henry Ford | revolutionize American manufacturing by creating the conveyor belt assembly line. |
Black Cowboys of Texas | They could work alongside white cowboys for same pay and opportunities. |
Immigrants | People who left European countries and Asian countries coming to America for better opportunities. |
Pittsburgh | Many Americans moved to this city in Pennsylvania to work in the steel industry. |
Chicago | cattle stockyards became the center of the American meatpacking industry for decades in this city. |
George Washington Carver | his research improved farming with new techniques(crop rotation) to keep the soil healthy. |
Lusitania | this ship was torpedoed and sunk, causing U.S. to enter WWI. |