Vokabeltest 26.11.20 (2) Flashcards

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Einschüchtern, Bange machen

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To intimidate

= to scare, to frighten

Sweatshop employers often intimidated their illegal workers

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Stärken

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Stärken

= to strengthen , to reinforce

To invigorate the contributions of the immigrations invigorated the nations life

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Wahrzeichen

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Landmark

The Statue of Liberty is one of New York famous landmark

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Sich anstellen

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To line up

To stand and wait in a queue

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Arbeit mit geringem Ansehen

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Low status job

When immigrants first arrived they often had to accept low status job

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Anlocken

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To lure

Adventure were lured to the us because of the open unexplored wilderness of the country

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Schmelztiegel

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Melting pot

Americans have always believed that their country was a melting pot of nations

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Wanderarbeiter, Gastarbeiter

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Migrant worker

A worker who travels to wherever he can to find work

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Völker Wanderung

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Migration

Sociologist study migration to analyze the effects

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Ab / auswandern

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it has in the social structure

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Minderheit

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Minority

The smaller part of a group

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Außenseiter

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Misfit
=outsider

A person who is different from the masses and does not fit into society

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Gemischtrassig

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Multi racial

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