| A | B |
| Ethnic Diversity | People from many different races |
| Generalization | a rule or idea that is usually true |
| Motivate | cause someone to want to do something |
| Lifestyle | Way of life |
| Factor | Idea or point that causes a result |
| Dominant | Most powerful; rules over others |
| Assimilate | Incorporate other ideas and make them your own |
| Quota | Limit |
| Reunification | Come together again |
| Bilingual | Speaks two languages |
| Cultural pluralism | Many cultures working together |
| Heritage | Culture that passes on from generation to generation |
| Census data | information collected during official count of the population (census) |
| Remarkable | Surprisingly good |
| Scholar | A person who has advanced knowledge of a subject, and continues to study it |
| Trait | Characteristic |
| Era | Time period |
| Neutral | not on one side or on another of an issue |
| Overthrow | Remove from office, forcibly |
| Profound | Very deep |
| Eliminate | To remove completely |
| Apt | Likely to do something |
| Peer | Person of similar position or status |
| Charity | Gives money or help to the poor |
| Plight | A bad, sad, condition of people |
| Hereditary | physical characteristics that are passed from parents to their children |
| Prestige | Honor and respect |
| Abundant | plentiful, there is plenty |
| Slogan | A popular or well known saying |
| Tangible | easily reachable, real |
| Welfare | assistance provided by the government to people who need it |
| Diminish | To lessen, make smaller |
| Theme | Main Idea |
| Pope | Head of the Catholic Church |
| Sin | An act that is morally wrong |
| Solely | Only |
| Denomination | Different branches of a religion |
| Persecution | Cruel treatment, harassment |
| Eternal | Forever, having no end |
| Support group | Group of people who get together to help each other |
| Proclaim | To declare officially |
| In league with | Working together |
| Puritan | Strict Protestant group |
| Volunteerism | Practice of giving to others |
| Humanitarianism | Helping others |
| Ban | Prohibit, not allow |
| Patriotism | Love for a country |