Courageous Choices Vocabulary #2

Irish-Americans have different opinions about Irish rebels. Some think they are brave freedom fighters. Others think they are criminals and murderers. This had led to disagreements in many Irish-American families.

• controversy
• oppression
• segregation

In 1998, the Irish rebels and the English government signed a peace agreement on Good Friday, a Christian holy day. Many Irish people will always think of this agreement whenever they hear the words "Good Friday"

• Associate
• spontaneous
• controversy

There are still divisions in Ireland between those who support the rebels and those who support the English government. The two groups often live in separate neighborhoods, attend separate churches, and support different sports teams.

• activism
• opression
• segregarion

Betty Williams and Mairead Maguire are Irish women who organized the group Peace People to work for peace in Ireland. They led marches and published a newspaper calling for people to find a peaceful way to solve Ireland's problems.

• activisits
• controversies
• opressions

Betty Williams had never been a political person or planned to be one. Then one day she saw a shoot-out between English soldiers and Irish rebels in which 3 children were killed. Betty gathered a few friends to march for peace with her. As they walked through the city, hundreds of others joined them. The unplanned march soon became a movement supported by thousands of people.

• associate
• spontaneous
• segregate

For hundreds of years, the English government made it illegal to practice the Catholic religion. Many Irish people believed in this religion, so this was a cause of great unhappiness in Ireland. Catholic priests were arrested, imprisoned, and killed. Catholic people could not own property, vote or run for office.

• activist
• spontaneous
• oppression

It's sad how many groups of people have been_____ throughout history because they are different from the group in power.

• spontaneous
• opressed
• activated

When a very contagious disease breaks out, health officials will_____ the sick people to protect the healthy ones.

• segregate
• associate
• spontaneous

Pilar disagreed with the mayor's plans for the city, so she joined a group of____ in a protest march to City Hall.

• controversies
• oppressors
• activists

When Camila realized what her boyfriend was up to, she decided she didn't want to ____ with him anymore, so she dumped him.

• associate
• oppress
• segregate