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21 Cards in this Set
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Meteorologists |
Scientist who study the weather |
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Loans |
Money borrowed by an individual or business that is to be paid back over a period of time |
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Peninsula |
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water |
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Veterans |
Men and women who have served in the military during a time of war |
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Efficient |
Working well in a timely manner |
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Diversity |
Increasing the variety of something |
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G.I. Bill |
A launch named to help veterans and to give them money to further their education |
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Pulp |
A material usually made from wood to be used in making paper |
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Agribusiness |
Business related to growing crops and raising livestock |
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Fads |
A temporary fashion |
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Minorities |
A smaller party or group |
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Integrate |
To unite into a whole, combine smaller units into a larger one |
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Boycott |
To abstain from use of a service or product |
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Unconstitutional |
Not in agreement with the laws already in place |
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Nonviolent protest |
Peaceful gathering of citizens to declare their opposition to something without using force or violence |
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Civil rights |
Basic non-political rights and freedom of an individual |
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Desegregation |
Illumination of racial segregation |
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Pupil placement |
Placing students and selected schools, intended to support |
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Jim Crowe laws |
Laws and traditions that separated the races in the south and Kept blacks from having the same opportunities and rights as whites |
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Freedom of choice |
Refers to selecting schools, one of the ways in which segregation was accomplished |
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Demonstrations |
Public gatherings to express feelings toward an idea or policy |
