Lesson One
What does stock market mean?
A market in which stocks are bought or sold.
Define Bracero
A person from Mexico who is allowed to work in the United States for short period of time.
What does ethnic group mean?
People who are of the same race or culture.
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
The leader of the Civil Rights Movement who taught that people must work to understand and get along with one another.
What does broadcast mean?
To present on a radio or television program.
What is an interment camp?
A place where country's government holds people who are not considered citizens of that country.
What does refugee mean?
A person who escapes his or her country in times of war.
What were some reason African Americans came to Idaho?
To explore, to work in the mines, to work on the railroad and to serve in the military.
What causes world war l?
Nations were fighting each other over land and greater power.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
a movement in which people try to get equal freedoms and powers.
What brought the Basque people to Idaho?
The gold rush brought the Basque people to Idaho.
Why is Idaho such a diverse place?
People in Idaho come from many different ethnic groups.
Why was it hard for people to buy food and clothes during the Great Depression?
Because the value of stocks went up.
What event caused the United States to fight in World War ll?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941.
How did the New Deal help end the great depression?
The New Deal gave many people jobs.
What tradition did the Latinos bring to Idaho?
Sheep herding
How did women help during World War l?
They helped by sewing uniforms, preparing bandages and raising money to help the government pay for the war.
How did J.R Simplot help during World War ll?
He figured out a way to dry out potatoes to feed to soldiers who were in other countries.
They wanted to get jobs on the Idaho farms.
What ended World War ll?
The United Sates dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki causing the Japanese to surrender.