Vocabulary USA - divided states

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to abolish sth.

etwas abschaffen

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superior

überlegen

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to have biases toward sth/sb

Vorurteile gegenüber etwas/jemandem haben

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competing interests

gegensätzliche Interessen

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contentious issue

ein umstrittenes Thema

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to discriminate against sb

jemanden diskriminieren

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a diverse country

ein vielfältiges Land

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division

die Spaltung

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E pluribus unum

Traditionelles Motto der Vereinigten Staaten, das auf dem großen Siegel erscheint.

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to hold powerful positions

einflussreiche Positionen bekleiden

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Founding Fathers

Gründerväter

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lack of compromise

die Kompromisslosigkeit

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negotiation

die Verhandlung

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to make progress

Fortschritte machen

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polarisation

die Polarisierung

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to resolve an issue

ein Problem lösen

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separate but equal

getrennt aber ebenbürtig

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segregation

die Rassentrennung

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segregationist policies

Politik der Rassentrennung

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desegregation

Aufhebung der Rassentrennung

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to settle differences

Streitigkeiten beilegen

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to be torn

hin- und hergerissen sein

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white supremacist

Anhänger der weißen Vorherrschaft

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to secede

sich abspalten

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secession

Abspaltung, Sezession

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fear-mongering

Panikmache

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assassinated

ermordet

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driving force (in/of)

treibende Kraft

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coverage

Berichterstattung

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ballot

Wahl; Stimmzettel

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voter fraud

Wahlbetrug

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to pioneer sth.

to be the first to do smth./ etwas einführen

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160 acres

ca. 65 hectares

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impoverished

extremely poor

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landed

landowning

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to trace sth.

etwas zurückverfolgen

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extent

Ausmaß

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GI Bill of Rights

laws passed in 1944 that provided generous benefits for World War II veterans

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attainment

achievement

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Social Security

US pension system

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incarceration

imprisonment

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to peak

to stop rising / reach the highest point

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glacially

extremely slowly

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laggard

loser

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relentless

never stopping

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cost cutting

saving money

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to hollow sth. out

etwas aushöhlen

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blue-collar jobs

manual work

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clerical jobs

office work

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trajectory

path

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to denounce sb.

jmdn. brandmarken

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recipient

sb. who receives smth. / Empfänger

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deceased

no longer living

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famously

bekanntlich

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inaugural address

Antrittsrede

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air traffic controller

Fluglotse

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hostility

negative feelings

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determined

entschlossen

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to starve sb.

jmdn. verhungern lassen

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disingenuous

dishonest

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family-leave policy

law that lets people take time off from work to look after a family member

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to extend smth.

etwas ausbauen

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mass transit

ÖPNV

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child allowance

Kindergeld

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to buck the trend

to do the opposite of everyone else

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to slash sth.

to reduce smth. drastically

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tuition fees

Studiengebühren

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advocate

sb. who speaks out in favour of smth.

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to capture sth.

express smth. in a few words

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median salary

mittleres Gehalt

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custodial job

Hausmeistertätigkeit

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vulnerable

at risk

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bigotry

prejudiced thinking

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to gnaw [nox] at sth.

an etwas nagen

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fabric

Zusammenhalt

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glibly

without thinking

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to trumpet sth.

to make smth. public

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venomous

giftig

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abolition of slavery

Abschaffung der Sklaverei