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