S.S. 5th Grade Vocabulary

The 25th President of the US who entered office when Americans wanted to expand territory. He was assassinated.

Popular jazz musician in the 1920's

developed the Crop Rotation Method & discovered over 300 uses for peanuts to make sure farmers could sell their products

The peace agreement imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I

Introduced the idea of mass producing cars & a new kind of assembly line. Made the Model T affordable for many.

Music in the early 1920's that consisted of brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments.

Man-made waterway, opened in 1914. It allowed ships to travel back & forth between the Atlantic & Pacific Ocean easier.

Important movement made up of mostly African American writers and artists mainly from the community of Harlem.

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat. 128 Americans died and caused the U.S. to enter WWI

journeys that were taken to drive herds of cattle to market

African American poet, described the rich culture of African American life, had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance

built the world's first successful airplane and piloted their 1st flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC

Cheap, dirty, overcrowded apartments that housed more than one family.

New Deal program; employed young men who worked in national parks

German Submarines

African American jazz musician who increased the popularity of jazz music and big band music

provided jobs for unskilled workers who built government building and roads. It also provided money for the arts.

1930's author of the best selling novel, Gone with the Wind

People who came to America (oftentimes through Ellis Island) from other countries looking for a better life

African Americans who made their way west and began working to drive herds from ranches to the market to be sold

A conflict from 1914-1918 that began in Europe after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

A nickname for the Great Plains regions hit by drought and dust storms in the early 1930s

New Deal program; built hydroelectric dams, created jobs, and supplied cheap electricity 

Set of government programs introduced by FDR; way of dealing with the Great Depression

Started in 1898 with Spain after the bombing of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba. US defeated Spain in Cuba.

31st President of the United States; many citizens blamed him for the Great Depression

the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

A time of great change in the United States of America that marked the beginning of the 20th Century

32nd president; became president in 1932; introduced the New Deal

A cattle trail that ran from Texas to the railroad in order to ship cattle east.

Popular baseball player, his 714 home runs stood as a record until 1974 when Hank Aaron finally broke it.

places that provided free food during the great depression

Marked the beginning of the Great Depression

Invented the telephone and changed how people communicated from far distances

African American track star; won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin, Germany Olympics

Neighborhoods where immigrants from the same country lived & included poor sanitation, unclean air, and diseases.

26th President of the US & was once a leader of the Navy and believed in US expansion. Believed in a war with Spain

Invented the electric light bulb & central power companies that changed how people lived and worked

A famous path that cowboys used that went from Texas to Dodge City.