vocabulary
to separate people on the basis of the color of their skin
segregation
not actually a war but a time when the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a struggle for power
Cold War
president of the U.S. during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
country in Europe that was divided into east and west
Germany
main idea of a passage
when one group establishes control of another, changing their political and cultural systems
colonization
African American leaders launched a movement to end segregation and discrimination in the U.S.
Civil Rights Movement
U.S. president who resigned before he was impeached
Richard Nixon
Washington DC
capital of the US
first sentence of each paragraph in a reading or text
topic sentence
the system of government we have in the U.S. right now
democracy
war within the U.S. -confederates versus Union
the Civil War
groups of people who lived on U.S. land before the colonizers came and forcefully took their lands
Native Americans
South and North America
read the title and look at the two sides (axis)
the branch of government that consists of the president and his/her advisors
executive
began in 1929 and caused many economic problems in the U.S. People and banks lost a lot of money. Unemployment was very high
Great Depression
fascist dictator of Germany who orchestrated the horros of the Holocause
Adolf Hitler
country that was the opposing force of the U.S. during the Cold War
USSR (Soviet Union)
what do we do second when we see a map-after we read the title
look at the compass rose- north, south, east, west
established routines and networks for selling and buying goods and services; for example, retail and wholesale
markets
America and Britain engaged in this war because Americans wanted independence (their own government and way of paying taxes) from Britain
American Revolution
sometimes called the father of the Civil Rights Movement; was assassinated in 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King
state in U.S. where the first segregation of schools was struck down in the 1950's
California
True or false: a comic is always the historical truth
false