55thth Grade Ch.8 Social Grade Ch.8 Social Studies VocabularyStudies Vocabulary

Mrs. Thornburg’s versionMrs. Thornburg’s version

What do we call unfair What do we call unfair treatment or punishment?treatment or punishment?

PersecutionPersecution

What do we call a very tall What do we call a very tall building?building?

SkyscraperSkyscraper

What do we call a poor, What do we call a poor, crowded part of the city?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 What do we call a company that has no competition?that has no competition?

MonopolyMonopoly

What do we call a system of trains What do we call a system of trains used to move people around a used to move people around a

city?city?

Rapid transitRapid transit

What do we call a group of What do we call a group of people who share a culture or people who share a culture or

language?language?

Ethnic GroupEthnic Group

What do we call someone who What do we call someone who points out unpleasant truths?points out unpleasant truths?

MuckrakerMuckraker

What do we call a business in which What do we call a business in which many people own shares, or parts, of many people own shares, or parts, of

the business?the business?

CorporationCorporation

What do we call a poorly built What do we call a poorly built apartment building?apartment building?

TenementTenement

What do we call it when more than one What do we call it when more than one business tries to sell the same goods or business tries to sell the same goods or

services?services?

CompetitionCompetition

What do we call a time when What do we call a time when workers refuse to work?workers refuse to work?

StrikeStrike

What do we call a community What do we call a community center for people in cities?center for people in cities?

Settlement houseSettlement house

What do we call an organization of workers What do we call an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working that tries to improve pay and working

conditions for its members?conditions for its members?

Labor UnionLabor Union

What do we call reformers who wanted What do we call reformers who wanted to make cities and factories cleaner to make cities and factories cleaner

and safer?and safer?

ProgressivesProgressives