Irish Potato Famine Vocabulary

A disease, caused by a fungus, that destroys plants is called a

• drought

• blight

• feast

• fertilizer

An immigrant is someone who

• comes to live permanently in a new country

• changes jobs

• changes religions

• learns a new language

Persecution is the act of

• helping someone start a new life

• making someone suffer because of their beliefs

• leaving one country for a new one

• learning a new trade

An extreme lack of food is called a

• flood

• blight

• drought

• famine

Discrimination is

• people starting a new government

• people migrating to a new place

• unfair treatment based to groups of people

• people learning together

The Christian group that recognizes the Pope as the head of the church are called

• Catholics

• Protestants

• Buddhists

• Jews

The Christian groups that broke away from the Catholic church and the Pope are called

• Jews

• Buddhists

• Protestants

• Muslims

To "convert" means to

• change from one language to another

• change from one religions to another

• move from one country to another

• move from one job to another

"Unskilled labor" is a job that

• requires little eduction or training

• pays a lot of money

• is very hard to get

• requires a college eduction

If a problem is dealt with wrongly and the situation was made worse, it was

• beneficial

• solved

• mishandled

• managed