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.THIS IS AN INSTANT DOWNLOAD. See for the printed copy. Explore the complexities of intergenerational family relationships as one boy declares war on his older relation.

Bring this novel to life for students, with well-designed and thorough vocabulary and chapter assessments. Imagine the problems that may arise from a grandparent moving in. Draw a scene from the novel as it is being described. Come up with reasons behind certain characters' actions. Complete sentences with words from the reading. Students get into the mind of Peter to understand his motives and reactions. Create a 'How Not to Start a War Handbook', detailing helpful tips on how to avoid fighting with family members.

Detail all the things Grandpa did to get revenge on Peter in a Timeline Graphic Organizer. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: The War with Grandpa is a story about a young boy and his grandfather at odds. 10-year-old Peter Stokes loves his grandfather and is excited to learn that he will be coming to live with the family. That is, until he learns that grandpa will be taking over Peter's bedroom.

Peter's two best friends encourage Peter to stand his ground and do something about this injustice. Peter soon declares war on his grandfather, who proves to be an even match. The two attack and counterattack each other until escalations lead to one finally surrendering. View Similar Titles: ► ► ►.

5th grade Social Studies answers Check yourself on the meanings of these words. Click on '5th grade Social Studies answers' and/or 'Chapters' to go back to the Social Studies page. Part 1. continent: one of Earth's seven large bodies of land: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. ocean: one of Earth's four large bodies of salt water; Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. hemisphere: one half of a sphere or globe; 4 hemispheres-Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. equator: an imaginary line encircling Earth half way between the North and South Pole; 0 degrees latitude.

latitude: an imaginary line or parallel, measuring the distance north or south or the equator. parallel: a line of latitude. longitude: an imaginary line, or meridian, measuring the distance east or west of the prime meridian. meridian: any line of longitude east or west of prime meridian. prime meridian: the line of longitude label 0 degrees; any place east of here is labeled E, and any place west is labeled W. Part 2.

cardinal directions: one of the 4 main points on a compass: north, south, east, west. intermediate directions: a direction halfway between 2 cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest. compass rose: a drawing that indicates directions on a map. scale: a guide that explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on a map. symbol: something that stands for something else.

map key: a guide telling you what each symbol on a map stands for. locator: a small map inset in the corner of a larger map that helps you understand where the subject area of the larger map is located on Earth. Part 3. political map: a map that shows the boundaries of states and countries. physical map: a map that highlights Earth's natural resources. relief map: a physical map that uses shading to show the difference in height between areas of land.

elevation map: a physical map that uses colors to show the elevation, or height, of land above sea level. road map: a map that indicates cities, highways, and points of interest and shows you how to get from one place to another. historical map: a map that shows information about the past or where past events took place.

Unit 1 Lesson 1. culture: the entire way of life of a people, including their customs, beliefs, and language.

diversity: variety; differences. unity: being as one or in an agreement. values: the beliefs or ideals that guide the way people live. immigrant: a person who leaves one country to live in another. ancestor: a relative who lived before you.

ethnic group: people who share the same customs and language, often having a common history. census: an official count of all the people living in a country or region. population: the total number of people living in a particular area or place. prejudice: a negative opinion formed without proof. Lesson 2. Constitution: a plan of government; supreme law and plan of the national government adopted in 1789. democracy: a form of government in which the people make the laws and run the government.

republic: a form of government in which the people elect representatives to run the country. federal: the word describing the central, or national government. citizen: a person born in a country or who chooses to become a member of that country by law. civil rights: the individual rights of all citizens to be treated equally under the law.

Lesson 3. history: the study or record of what happened in the past. historian: a person who studies the past.

primary source: a firsthand account of an event or an artifact created during the period of history that is being studied. oral history: spoken records, including stories that have been passed down from one generation to the next.

Section 3 War Study Guide Answer Key Of Ebooks

secondary source: an account of the past based on information from primary sources and written by someone who was not an eyewitness to those events. perspective: point of view.

Lesson 1. geography: the study of Earth and the way people live in it and use it. region: a large area with common features that set it apart from other areas. landform: a shape on Earth's surface, such as a mountain or a hill. megalopolis: a group of cities that have grown so close together that they seem to form one city.

interdependent: depending on each other to meet needs and wants. Lesson 2. climate: the weather of an area over a number of years.

temperature: the measurement of heat and cold. precipitation: the moisture that falls to Earth as rain or snow.

humid: wet; moist. Lesson 3. natural resource: a material found in nature that people use to meet their needs and wants. nonrenewable resource: a material found in nature that cannot be replaced, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

renewable resource: a material found in nature that can be replaced, such as forests. mineral: a substance found in the earth that is neither plant nor animal. fossil fuel: a fuel, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, that is formed from the remains of plants and animals that live millions of years ago. environment: all the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live.

economy: the way a country's people use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services. pollution: anything that dirties the air, soil, or water. acid rain: precipitation containing harmful chemical pollution that can destroy trees and wildlife and poison water. conservation: the protection and careful use of natural resources. recycle: to save discarded items, like cans, or bottles, so that they can be used again. Unit 2 Lesson 1.

civilization: a culture that has developed complex systems of government, education, and religion.; have large populations with many people living in cities. surplus: an amount greater than what is needed. specialize: to spend most of ones' time doing one kind of job. archaeologist: a scientist who looks for and studies artifacts. Lesson 2. empire: a large area in which different groups of people are controlled by one ruler or government. tribute: forced payment, usually made in the form of valuable goods.

slavery: the practice of people owing other people and forcing them to work. Lesson 3. artifact: an object left behind by people who live long ago. drought: a long period with very little rain. irrigation: a method of supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes. Lesson 1. technology: the design an use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems.

totem pole: a tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest Coast to honor an important person or to mark a special event. potlatch: a special feast given by Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, in which the guests receive gifts. Lesson 2. pueblo: a Spanish word meaning 'village' used to refer to the apartment-style homes of the Native Americans of the Southwest. adobe: a type of clay traditionally used as a building material by Native Americans and later Spanish colonists in the Southwest. kachina: in Pueblo religion, the living spirit of an ancestor who helps bring rains and make crops grow.

Lesson 3. lodge: a type of home made of logs, grasses, sticks, and soil which the Native Americans of the Plains used when living in their villages. prairie: flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers. teepee: a cone-shaped tent made of animal skins used by Native Americans of the Plains. travois: a sled-like device constructed by Native Americans of the Plains. coup stick: a special weapon used by a Lakota Sioux soldier to show his bravery by touching, but not killing, his enemy.

jerky: this strips of sun-dried meat. Lesson 4. longhouse: a home shared by several related Iroquois families. wampum: polished beads used in gift-giving and trading by the Iroquois and other Native Americans. clan: a group of families who share the same ancestors. Iroquois Confederacy: the union of the 5 major Iroquois peoples beginning about 1570. compromise: the settling of a dispute by each side agreeing to give up part of its demands.

Lesson 1. magnetic compass: an instrument invented by the Chinese about AD. 100 to help sailors find north and south. Lesson 2. caravan: a group of people traveling together for safety, especially through desert areas. malaria: a disease caused by the bite of a certain mosquito.

Lesson 3. Renaissance: a period of cultural and artistic growth in Europe that began in Italy in the 1300's. navigation: the science of determining a ship's location and direction.

caravel: a fast sailing ship that could be steered easily and hold large amount of cargo. Unit 3 Lesson 1. expedition: a journey made for a special purpose. colony: a settlement far away from the country that rules it. Columbian exchange: the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs in either direction across the Atlantic Ocean following the voyages of Columbus.

Lesson 2. conquistador: a name for the Spanish conquerors who first came to the Americas in the 1500's. Lesson 3. encomienda: a very large piece of land in New Spain given by the Spanish government to certain Spanish colonists during the 1500's. missionary: a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs.

Lesson 1. charter: an official document giving a person permission to do something, such as settle in an area.

armada: a large fleet of ships, especially warships. Lesson 2. Northwest Passage: a water route believed to flow through North America to Asia that European explores searched for from the 1500's to the 1700's. profit: the money remaining after the costs of a business have been paid for. Lesson 3. stock: shares of ownership in a company. cash crop: a crop that is grown to be sold for profit.

indentured servant: a person who agreed to work for someone in colonial America for a fixed amount of time in order to pay for the ocean voyage. House of Burgesses: the law-making body of colonial Virginia, established in Jamestown in 1619. Lesson 4. Mayflower Compact: an agreement the Pilgrims made before landing in New England to make and obey 'just and equal laws'. sachem: the leader or chief of nay group of Native Americans in the Eastern Woodland and Great Lakes regions. Unit 4 Lesson 1. covenant: a special agreement; in colonial New England, a contract signed by each free man that bound his family to live by Puritan rules.

tolerate: allowing people to have different beliefs from your own. Lesson 2.

Conestoga: a study wagon used by colonists and pioneers to carry people and goods. Lesson 3. proprietor: a person who owns a property or a business. debtor: a person who owes money.

indigo: a plant that is used to produce a blue dye. Lesson 1.

autobiography: the story of a person's own life written by himself or herself. slave trade: the business of buying and selling people for profit. Lesson 2. export: to send goods to other countries for sale or use. import: to bring goods from another country for sale or use.

agriculture: the business of farming. free enterprise: an economic system in which people can own property and businesses and are free to decide what to make, how much to produce, and what price to charge. industry: all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service. triangular trade: the three-sided trade route between Africa, the West Indies, and colonial New England which involved the slave trade as well as the trading of goods. Middle Passage: the middle leg of the triangular trade route in colonial times in which captive Africans were shipped to the West Indies to be sold into slavery. Lesson 3. plantation: a large farm that often grows one crop.

slave codes: rules made by colonial planters that controlled the lives of enslaved Africans. overseer: a person hired to e the boss of a plantation. Lesson 4. frontier: a word used by colonists and pioneers to describe land on the edge of their settlements. almanac: a reference book containing facts and figures. backcountry: in colonial times, the name given to the eastern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Lesson 1.

mission: a settlement where missionaries lived and worked. Lesson 2. portage: a land route from one body of water to another. voyageur: a trader who transports furs by canoe in New France.

coureur de bois: in New France, a person who trapped furs without permission from the French government. Lesson 3. French and Indian War: a conflict between Great Britain and France in North America from 1756 to 1763; British colonists used this name to describe those they were fighting-the French and Native American allies. Treaty of Paris: an agreement signed by Great Britain and France that brought an end to the French and Indian War. Proclamation of 1763: an official announcement by King George III of Great Britain outlawing colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. Unit 5 Lesson 1. assembly: a lawmaking body.

town meeting: gathering of a town's citizens to discuss and solve local problems. militia: a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the American Revolution. delegate: a member of an elected assembly Lesson 2. liberty: freedom. rebel: to oppose those in charge, even to the point of fighting them with weapons, because of different ideas about what is right.

Stamp Act: a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and even playing cards. treason: the betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy. Sons of Liberty: groups of colonists who organized themselves to protest against the British government. repeal: to withdraw or cancel.

Townshend Acts: taxes passed by Parliament in 1767 for goods brought into the colonies. boycott: to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country, or product. Committees of Correspondence: groups organized in the 1770s to keep colonists informed of important events. Boston Tea Party: a 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor. Intolerable Acts: the laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 that closed Boston Harbor, dissolved the Massachusetts assembly, and forced Boston colonists to house British soldiers. Lesson 3.

First Continental Congress: the assembly of colonial delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in 1774 in Philadelphia to oppose the Intolerable Acts. petition: a written request signed by many people. minutemen: well-trained volunteer soldiers who defended the American colonies against the British at a minute's notice. American Revolution: the war between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies from 1775 to 1783 that led to the founding of the USA. Battle of Bunker Hill: costly British 'victory' in 1775 over Colonial forces at a site near Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Lesson 1. Second Continental Congress: a meeting in Philadelphia in 1775 of delegates from all 13 colonies which established a colonial army and declared American Independence. Continental Army: the army created by the Second Continental Congress in May 1775 with George Washington as commander-in-chief.

traitor: someone who turns against his or her country. Declaration of Independence: the official document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, explaining why the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain. Lesson 2. mercenary: a soldier paid to fight for another country.

Loyalist: a colonist who supported Great Britain in the American Revolution. Patriot: an American colonist who supported the fight for independence. Lesson 3. Treaty of Paris of 1783: the peace treaty in which great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

Lesson 1. Articles of Confederation: the first plan of government of the United States; in effect from 1781 to 1789, it gave more power to the states than the central government.

Shay's Rebellion: a revolt in 1786 of Massachusetts farmers, led by Daniel Shays, who opposed tax decision of the state courts. Northwest Ordinance: a law passed by Congress in 1787 organizing the Northwest Territory for settlement and eventual statehood.

territory: an area of land that belongs to a government. statehood: becoming a state in the United States. Lesson 2. Constitutional Convention: the meeting of twelve states' delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that replaced the Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution. Virginia Plan: the plan drawn up by James Madison and adopted by the Constitutionals Convention in 1787, that established three branches of the federal government. legislative branch: the law-making part of government, with the power toraise the money needed to run the government. executive branch: the part of government, headed by the President, that carries out the laws.

judicial branch: the part of government that decides the meaning of the laws. Supreme Court: the head of the judicial branch of the federal government; highest court in the country.

New Jersey Plan: the plan offered by the small states at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that would have given all states and equal number of representatives in Congress. Great Compromise: the plan drawn up by roger Sherman at the Constitutional Convention in 1787; proposed the establishment of 2 houses of Congress. House of Representatives: the house of Congress in which each state's number of representatives is determined according to its population. Senate: the house of Congress in which each state has an equal number of representatives, or Senators, regardless of population.

Lesson 3. amendment: an addition to the Constitution. Preamble: the introduction to the Constitution. federal system: a system of government in which power is shared between the central government and the state governments-US has this type. checks and balances: the system in which the power of each branch of government is balanced by the powers of the others branches. veto: to refuse to approve. Lesson 4.

ratify: to give official approval; to the Constitution or amendments. Federalist: a supporter of a strong federal system of government in the late 1700's. Anitfederalist: an opponent of a strong central government in the late 1700's.

Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791. secretary: the head of each department in the executive branch of government; as a group they are called the President's Cabinet. Cabinet: the officials appointed by the President to be advisers and to head each department in the executive branch. political party: a group of people who share similar ideas about government. Unit 6 Lesson 1.

pioneer: a person who leads the way, usually to make a new home and become a settler there. Lesson 2. Louisiana Purchase: the territory purchased by the United States from France in 180, reaching from the Mississippi River tot the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. Lesson 3. neutral: not taking sides. War Hawks: Members of Congress from the South the and the West in the early 1800's who wanted the United States to go to war against Great Britain.

War of 1812: war between Great Britain and the United States from 1812-1815. national anthem: a country's official song, such as 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. Battle of New Orleans: a United States victory over British forces in the last battle of the War of 1812.

Era of Good Feelings: the name given to the period of peace and prosperity that followed the War of 1812. Monroe Doctrine: a declaration of United States foreign policy made by President James Monroe in 1823 that opposed European colonization or interference in the Western Hemisphere.

Lesson 4. Indian Removal Act: a law passed by Congress in 1830 forcing Native Americans of the Southeast to move to what is now Oklahoma. Trail of Tears: the name given to the 800-mile forced march of 15,000 Cherokee in 1838 from their homes in Georgia to the Indian Territory. Lesson 1. Industrial Revolution: the dramatic changed from making goods by hand at home to making them by machine in factories. cotton gin: a machine that separates cotton from its seeds, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793.

interchangeable parts: parts of a product built to a standard size so that hey can be easily replaced. reaper: a machine that used sharp blades to harvest grain. Lesson 2. stagecoach: a large, horse-drawn carriage in the 1800's that transported passengers, baggage, and mail on a regular schedule. steam engine: an engine powered by the energy produced from steam. canal: a human-built waterway.

investor: a person who uses money to buy or make something in order to produce a profit. lock: a kind of water elevator that moves boats within a canal to higher or lower levels. Lesson 4. Mexican War: a war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

Battle of Buena Vista: the battle during the Mexican War in which heavily outnumbered Unite States forces led by General Zachary Taylor defeated Santa Anna's army in 1847. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: the treaty signed in 1848 that ended the Mexican War. Lesson 5. gold rush: the sudden rush of people to an area where gold has been discovered, as in California in 1849. Forty-Niners: people who came to California in 1849 in search of gold.

Unit 7 Lesson 2. abolitionist: a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. Underground Railroad: a system of secret routes used by escaping slave to reach freedom in the North or in Canada. Seneca Falls Convention: the country's first women's rights meeting, held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.

Lesson 3. Missouri Compromise: a law passed by Congress in 1820 that divided the Louisiana Territory into areas allowing slavery and areas outlawing slavery. Fugitive Slave Law of 1850: a law passed by Congress that required police in free states to help capture escaping slaves. Compromise of 1850: a law passed by Congress admitting California to the Union; allowing people in the territories to decide slavery for themselves, and obtaining the North's agreement to obey the Fugitive Slave Law.

Kansas-Nebraska Act: an 1854 law passed by Congress that allowed the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to become free states or slave states. Dred Scott Decision: an 1857 Supreme Court decision that said slaves were private property. states' rights: the belief that each state should be allowed t make its own decisions about issues affecting it. secede: to break away from a group, such as the Southern states seceding from the Union in 1861. Confederate States of America: the name adopted by the 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War. Lesson 1. Civil War: in the United States, the war between the Union (North) and Confederacy (South) from 1861 to 1865.

Anaconda Plan: the Union's three-part plan for defeating the Confederacy in the Civil War. blockade: the closing of an area, especially during wartime, to keep people or supplies from moving in or out. Lesson 2. Emancipation Proclamation: an official announcement issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that led to the end of slavery in the United States. Gettysburg Address: the speech made by President Lincoln at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, explaining the purpose of the Civil War.

Lesson 3. total war: al all-out war to destroy people's ability and will to fight. Lesson 4.

Reconstruction: the period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the Southern states back into the Union. Thirteenth Amendment: an amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, that abolished slavery. black codes: laws passed by the Southern states after the Civil War that severely limited the rights of the newly freed African Americans. Freedmen's Bureau: a government agency created in 1865 that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed slaves and others in the South. sharecropping: a system common in the South in the late 1800's and early 1900's in which farmers rented land fro a landowner by promising to pay the owner with a share of heir crop. Fourteenth Amendment: an amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, that officially established blacks as citizens with the same legal rights as whites.

Fifteenth Amendment: an amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, that made it illegal to withhold voting rights 'on account of race or color'. impeach: to charge a government official with wrongdoing.

Ku Klux Klan: a secret society formed by white Southerners to terrorize blacks following the Civil War. Jim Crow laws: laws passed by Southern states after Reconstruction that established segregation, or separation of the races. segregation: the separation of people, usually based on race or religion. Unit 8 Lesson 1. transcontinental railroad: a railroad that crosses an entire continent. Pacific Railroad Act: a law passed by Congress in 1862 offering government loans and free land to the two companies building the transcontinental railroad. Lesson 2.

cattle drive: a long journey in which cowboys brought cattle from the ranch to the railroad, from about the 1860's to 1880's. railhead: any town where a railroad begins or ends, especially on the Great Plains in the late 1800's. Lesson 3. Homestead Act: a law that gave free farmland to any adult male or widow who agreed to work it for 5 years.

homesteader: a person who claimed land on the Great Plains under the Homestead Act of 1862. sodbuster: a settler on the Great Plains in the late 1800's who had to 'bust' through the thick sod to plant crops. exoduster: the term describing one of the many African Americans from the South who went to Kansas in the 1860's.

Lesson 4. property rights: the rights to own or use something. reservation: an area ser aside for Native Americans. Lesson 1. monopoly: a company that controls an entire industry. corporation: a business that is owned by individuals who invest in that company. shareholder: a person who buys stock, or shares, in a corporation.

sweatshop: a small, crowded factory where people work in unsafe conditions. labor union: a group of workers united to gain better wages and working conditions. strike: a refusal of all the workers in a business to work until the owners meet their demands. Lesson 2. slum: a poor, crowded section of a city with rundown and often unsafe housing.

tenement: an apartment building divided into many small, cramped apartments. Great Chicago Fire: a fire in 1871 that destroyed a third of the city in 24 hours.

settlement house: in the late 1800's and early 1900's, a community center for the poor, immigrants, and others in need of child care, education, and so on. Lesson 3. Spanish-American War: the war between the United States and Spain in 1898 in which the United States gained control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Lesson 4.

reform: a change to make government or business work better. assembly line: a method of mass production in which the product is carried on a moving belt past workers who remain in place. Model T: Henry Ford's famous automobile of the early 1900's; first to be built using assembly-line mass production.

national park: an area set aside by the national government for the public to enjoy. Unit 9 Lesson 1.

World War I: a war that began in Europe in 1914 between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers, who were joined by the United States in 1917. Allied Powers: the name given to the forces led by Great Britain, France, and Russia during World War I; US joined the Allied Forces in 1917. Central Powers: the forces led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey in World War I. Treaty of Versailles: the peace treaty that the Allied Powers forced Germany to sign, in 1919, officially ending World War I.

League of Nations: an international organization set up after World War I to prevent future wars. Great Migration: the journey of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to such southern manufacturing cities as Chicago that peaked in the early 1900's. discrimination: an unfair difference in the treatment of people. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): an organization, founded in 1909 by both blacks and whites, whose goal is to fight prejudice and discrimination. Lesson 2.

Roaring Twenties: the decade of the 1920's which got this nickname because of the time's prosperity and excitement. jazz: the form of popular music that grew out of African American culture in the 1920's. media: a word used to describe the methods of communication that reach a large number of people, including radio, newspapers, televisions, magazines, and computer networks. suffrage: the right to vote.

Nineteenth Amendment: an amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1920, that gave women the right to vote. League of Women Voters: a volunteer organization founded in 1920 to inform people about politics.

Lesson 3. stock exchange: a special market where shares of stocks are bought and sold. Great Depression: the period of widespread economic hardship in the 1930's. New Deal: governments programs started by President Franklin D.

Roosevelt in the 1930's to aid businesses, farms, and the unemployed to recover from the Great Depression. unemployment: the number of workers without jobs. hydroelectricity: electricity generated by the force of running water. Lesson 4. dictator: a leader with complete authority over the government. Axis: the name given to the countries that fought the Allies in WWII, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Allies: the name given to the countries allied against the Axis Power in WWII, including the United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China. World War II: war between the Axis and teh Allies that involved most of the ocuntries of the world; fought from 1939 to 1945; US joined Allies on Dec.

communism: a system in which the government owns all property and makes nearly all decisions for its citizens. relocation camp: prison camps in which Japanese Americans were held in the western US during WWII. concentration camp: a type of prison in which the Nazis enslvaed and murdered millions of people during WWII. Holocaust: the murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany during WWII.

atomic bomb: a bomb which produces massive amounts of energy by splitting atoms. Lesson 5. Cold War: the conflict from 1945 to 1991 between the United States and the Soviet Union, involving ideas, words, money, and weapons. Iron Curtain: the imaginary borders dividing Europe into communist and noncommunist countries from 1948 to 1991. United Nations: an international organization, founded in 1945 following WWII, which works to preserve world peace. arms race: a race to build the most powerful weapons. Lesson 2.

Cuban Missile Crisis: a confrontation in 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba. Vietnam War: a war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam that lasted from 1954 to 1975, when North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam and reunited the two Vietnams. Lesson 3. Watergate Scandal: political scandal in which people working for President Nixon were arrested for spying on his political opponent. Persian Gulf War: a war in 1991 in which international armed forces led b the United States drove Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Lesson 4.

space race: the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War to explore outer space. satellite: an object that circles a larger object, such as the moon around Earth. Internet: a computer network that connects various sources of information such as libraries to a person's home or office computer.