Chapter 8: Changing Times
Terms
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- heritage
- A way of life, a custom, or a belief that has come from the past and continues today.
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armistice
ar mi stice - A peace agreement.
- war bond
- Paper showing that the buyer has loaned money to the government to help pay the cost of a war.
- interest
- The money a bank or borrower pays for the use of money.
- shortage
- Not enough of something to meet demand for it.
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suffrage
suf frage - The right to vote.
- technology
- The way in which people use ideas to make tools or machines.
- consumer
- A person who buys a product or service.
- consumer goods
- Products made for personal use.
- leisure time
- Free time.
- aviation
- The making and flying of airplanes.
- boom
- A time of fast economic growth.
- credit
- A way of buying something by paying for it over time.
- bust
- A time when growth of an economy slows down or stops.
- depression
- A time when there are few jobs and people have little money.
- stocks
- Shares in a company or business.
- unemployment
- The number of workers without jobs.
- conservation
- The protection and wise use of natural resources.
- volunteers
- People who work without pay.
- diverse economy
- One that is based on many kinds of industries.
- recycled
- To reuse.
- urban
- City areas.
- metropolitan area
- A large city together with its surrounding towns.
- suburb
- A town or small city near a large city.
- commute
- Travel back and forth between work and home.
- satellite
- An object that orbits the Earth.
- astronauts
- People trained to fly into space.
- refugee
- Someone who goes to another country to escape danger or harsh treatment in his or her home country.
- mileage table
- Gives the number of miles between the listed cities.
- discrimination
- The unfair treatment of people because of their background, race or religion.
- civil rights
- The rights of citizens to equal treatment.
- integration
- The bringing together of people of all races in education, jobs, and housing.
- rural
- A country area.
- protest
- To act against.