| A | B |
|---|
| nationality | American, Germans; the country you come from - or your parents come from |
| naturalized | people who become U.S. citizens - despite being born in another country |
| newcomers | people who have just arrived in an area |
| origin | where something began |
| patriotism | loyalty & pride in/toward your nation |
| penniless | broke - no money |
| political asylum | giving shelter to someone; allowing them to stay in a country because they could be hurt if they went back to their country |
| political oppression | when people don't have many rights - they get put in jail if they speak against the government |
| preserve | to keep, to hold, to maintain |
| racism | you hate someone enough to want to kill them, or hurt them |
| radical | extreme, far to the left |
| reform movement | people who want to change things |
| refugee | people who leave their homes out of fear, usually they don't have much |
| repeal | to take back, to remove |
| restrict | to limit, to hold, to stop from doing |
| segregation | to separate, usually by law |
| slums | run down housing, dirty |
| social | people - talking with people |
| social issues | things which affect the everyday lives of people; health care, public education |
| social services | things the government gives to people, or helps them with - free medical care, preventing child abuse |
| spiritual | having to do with religion |
| suburbs | living outside of cities; usually have grass, trees, lawns; woods; 1 family houses |
| subvert | to put under - to take over |
| tradition | customs; doing things the way have been for years |
| virtues | moral values - you do things without thinking because you believe it is the right thing to do |
