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Unit 6: People and Oppression Core Vocabulary

AB
OppressionTreating a specific group unjustly or cruelly in an attempt to control
Social ClassEconomic status/income based divisions in society
RacismPrejudice based on biological traits/melanin in the skin tone
JusticeDoing what is right, treating people correctly and fairly
ViolationWhen a law or policy is broken
Concentration CampsA place where people are imprisoned with limited access to essential needs/services; poor living conditions and possible forced labor; usually used for political prisoners or oppressed groups
DominantThe most influential or powerful
Genocidedeliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
Incarceration CampsA place where people are imprisoned; typically used for, war criminals or political prisoners; used to house people suspected of being connected to enemies of the government
ColonialismAcquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
NationalismStrong identification with your own country; especially when it results in a distrust or a lowered status of other countries/citizens of other countries
HeterosexismDiscrimination against those who are not “straight”; a perception that being straight is normal
Human RightsA freedom or privilege that all humans should have
XenophobiaA fear of foreigners or foreign influence
SexismPrejudice based on a person’s gender
Anti SemitismPrejudice Against Jewish People


Teacher
STEM@BRJH
Reynoldsburg, OH

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