S.S. 5th Grade Vocabulary

places that provided free food during the great depression

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

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

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

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

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

Invented the telephone and changed how people communicated from far distances

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marked the beginning of the Great Depression

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

journeys that were taken to drive herds of cattle to market

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

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

German Submarines

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

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

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

Popular jazz musician in the 1920's

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