Refugee Vocabulary(Week 1)

cower (verb)

to crouch, as in fear or shame

Storm Troopers/Brown Shirts (proper noun)

members of a private Nazi army who were well-known for being violent

Kristallnacht/Night of Broken Glass (proper noun)

an organized, violent massacre throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9-10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed

Islam (proper noun)

a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah). Followers are called Muslims.

concentration camps (noun)

prison camps used under the rule of Hitler in Nazi Germany. Conditions were inhuman, and prisoners, mostly Jewish people, were generally starved or worked to death

communist (noun)

a system where all property is public and people work and are given things by the government according to their needs

asylum (noun)

a government allowing a person from another country to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons

condemn (verb)

to officially and strongly disapprove

rationing (verb)

limiting the amount of food, water, gasoline, or other necessary substances that each person is allowed to have or buy

Hitler Youth (proper noun)

the organizations set up under Hitler to train and educate German young people in Nazi beliefs

catatonic (adjective)

not moving or responding at all, usually as a result of illness, shock, or drugs.

Arab Spring (proper noun)

a period of protests overtaking dictators in the Middle East starting in December 2010 in which Arab people sought democratic reforms

Muslim (proper noun)

a follower of Islam

indignation (noun)

a feeling of shock and anger when you think that something is unjust or unfair

refugee (noun)

a person who has been forced to leave their home or their country, either because there is a war there, because of their political or religious beliefs, or because of natural disaster