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consumer goods p.537
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the name given to products made for personal use
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installment buying p.537
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the plan that allows a buyer to take home a product after only paying a part of the selling price; the buyer makes an installment payment each month.
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minimum wage p. 545
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the lowest pay a worker can receive by law.
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rationing p. 555
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limiting what can be bought or sold during a war; each citizen was given a coupon book for each kind of item that was rationed
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relocation camp p. 555
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camps that were like prisons where Japanese-Americans were sent during WWII
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front p. 557
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battle line
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communism p. 561
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a social and economic system in which all land and industries are owned by the government. Individuals have few rights and little freedom.
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free world p. 561
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the U.S. and its allies were known as the Free World in their fight against communism
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cold war p. 561
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fought with propaganda and money rather than soldiers and weapons.
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equator
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line of latitude at 0 degrees.
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longitude
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Lines that run north to south, also called meridians. They measure distance East or West of the prime meridian.
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latitude
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Lines that run east to west, also called parallels. They measure distance North or South of the equator.
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physical feature
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land that is easily identifiable based on its appearance, like mountains, lakes, rivers, valleys
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landforms
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a feature of the earth's surface, such as plains, plateaus, mountains, hills, valleys, mountains, etc.
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natural regions
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one which is distinguished by its natural features of geography and usually more importantly, geology.
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goods
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products to buy or sell. Examples may include rice, fish, wood, tobacco and furniture.
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Harlem Renaissance
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a time of new interest in the arts- music, art and writing thrived. Writers included Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Musicians included Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.
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Allied Powers
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WWI Remember FIBeR is good for US! France, Italy, Britain (also known as england), Russia and the US
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trench warfare
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fighting from ditches in the ground
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Grade Five Social Studies Final Vocabulary Flashcards
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Study hard!
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