HISTORY BASICS
USA HISTORY
SOCIAL CHANGE & JUSTICE
INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE
BIG IDEAS & GLOBAL HISTORY
100
A person who studies and writes about the past
Historian
100
The main laws that guide a country
Constitution
100
Moving to another country to live there
Immigration
100
A person you admire and want to be like
Role Model
100
History and traditions passed down through generations
Heritage
200
An old object that shows how people lived long ago
Artifact
200
The leaders who helped create the United States
Founding Fathers
200
When something is unfair or not right
Injustice
200
A difficult or challenging situation
Adversity
200
A big change in government or society, often by force
Revolution
300
A large group of countries ruled by one leader or government (starts with an E)
Empire
300
A movement fighting for equal rights for all races in the USA
Civil Rights Movement
300
Keeping people separated because of race
Segregation
300
Not giving up, even when something is hard
Determination
300
A very powerful and influential country
Superpower
400
When a country controls another land and its people
Colonialism
400
A very difficult time in the 1930s when many people lost jobs and money
The Great Depression
400
Taking action to create social or political change
Activism
400
Continuing to try for a long time, even with problems (starts with P)
Perseverance
400
A country’s right to govern itself
Sovereignty
500
The way events change and shape the world over time (saying/idiom)
The Course Of History
500
Accusing people of being “enemies” without real proof (starts with M)
McCarthyism
500
Ending something completely, especially slavery
Abolition
500
When someone goes from being very poor to very successful (idiom/saying)
Rags To Riches
500
A country that tries to control or influence world events
World Policeman