55thth Grade Social Grade Social Studies Ch. 8 Studies Ch. 8 VocabularyVocabulary
Mrs. Thornburg’s versionMrs. Thornburg’s version
Vocabulary Terms in 5Vocabulary Terms in 5thth Grade Grade Social Studies Ch. 8Social Studies Ch. 8
Corporation CompetitionMonopoly
Labor Union Persecution Strike
Ethnic Group TenementStockyard
Progressives Skyscraper Slum
Rapid TransitMuckraker Fact
Settlement HouseOpinion
What do we call unfair treatment or punishment?What do we call unfair treatment or punishment?
PersecutionPersecution
What do we call a very tall building?What do we call a very tall building?
SkyscraperSkyscraper
What do we call a poor, crowded part of the city?What do we call a poor, crowded part of the city?
SlumSlum
What do we call a fenced area where large numbers What do we call a fenced area where large numbers on animals, such as pigs and cattle, are kept until on animals, such as pigs and cattle, are kept until they are used as food for moved someplace else?they are used as food for moved someplace else?
StockyardStockyard
What do we call a company that has no What do we call a company that has no competition?competition?
MonopolyMonopoly
What do we call a system of trains used to move What do we call a system of trains used to move people around a city?people around a city?
Rapid transitRapid transit
What do we call a group of people who share a What do we call a group of people who share a culture or language?culture or language?
Ethnic GroupEthnic Group
What do we call someone who points out What do we call someone who points out unpleasant truths?unpleasant truths?
MuckrakerMuckraker
What do we call a business in which many people What do we call a business in which many people own shares, or parts, of the business?own shares, or parts, of the business?
CorporationCorporation
What do we call a poorly built apartment building?What do we call a poorly built apartment building?
TenementTenement
What do we call it when more than one business What do we call it when more than one business tries to sell the same goods or services?tries to sell the same goods or services?
CompetitionCompetition
What do we call a time when workers refuse to What do we call a time when workers refuse to work?work?
StrikeStrike
What do we call a community center for people in What do we call a community center for people in cities?cities?
Settlement houseSettlement house
What do we call an organization of workers that What do we call an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its tries to improve pay and working conditions for its
members?members?
Labor UnionLabor Union
What do we call reformers who wanted to make What do we call reformers who wanted to make cities and factories cleaner and safer?cities and factories cleaner and safer?
ProgressivesProgressives
What do we call a piece of information that can be What do we call a piece of information that can be proved?proved?
FactFact
What do we call a personal belief? (it expresses What do we call a personal belief? (it expresses someone’s thoughts or feelings and cannot be someone’s thoughts or feelings and cannot be
proved)proved)
OpinionOpinion