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FL People/Events

Social Studies, Chapter 5, People and Events

TermDefinition
refugee someone who has to leave their home country because they're afraid for their safety and don't feel safe returning
boycott a refusal to buy a certain product to bring attention to a problem
enlist to enroll for military service
diversity variety in ethnic or national groups, many cultures and backgrounds
experience something that someone has done or lived through
occupation a job
ration to limit the amount of certain goods that people can buy.
strike a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer to improve pay or working conditions
petition a formal written request
immigrant someone who comes to live in a country that is not their native country, intending to stay there permanently
Rosa Parks an American activist in the civil rights movement. She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus
World War Two worldwide fight that happened from 1939 to 1945 involving many countries.
Gloria Estefan a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman who started the popularity of Latin music in the United States.
Jacqueline Cochran a Florida native and pilot who started the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
civil rights laws that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin in the United States
geography the study of places on Earth, including land, water, people, and how everything is connected
Mary Mcleod Bethune the women who started a school for African American girls in 1904 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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