heroism in dark time

• take over (v)


  to take control of sth
• take advantage (v)


  to use a situation to get what you want
• antisemitism


  hatred of or prejudice against the Jewish people or the Jewish religion. Ex: Many Jewish people have suffered or died because of antisemitism.
• Nazi (n)


  having to do with the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945
• ideology 


  set of beliefs or ideas, especially political beliefs. Ex: My father's friends share a political ideology, so they agree on many issues in the news.
• reflected


  showed or was a sign of sth. Ex: My mother's spicy cooking reflected her culture.
• hostility


  extreme dislike, hatred, or meanness. Ex: The hostility between the two countries eventually led to war.
• Jewish


  relate to the religion of Judaism or to Jews, their culture, or their heritage
• expand


  increase or get larger in size or amount. Ex: Chen's knowledge of the Spanish language will expand as he studies and learns more about it.
• Policies


  plans or sets of rules about how to do sth. Ex: One of my teacher's policies is that students must raise their hands when they want to say sth
• ultimately


  eventually or in the end
• triggered


  started or set off. Ex: When I breathed in the dust, it triggered a sneeze
• designated


  assigned or set apart for a specific purpose. Ex: the designated pool for little kids was the small, shallow pool
• ghettos


  are parts of cities where one race, culture, or class lives, often in poverty and under poor living conditions. Ex: My parents grew up in ghettos, and my father tells stories of living with his large family in two rooms without a bathroom
• undesirable


  people who are not wanted. Ex: Long ago, people with leprosy were considered undesirables and had to live away from healthy people
• grim (a)


  harsh, cruel, hopeless, or very sad. Ex: Crossing the desert was a grim experience because they had very little food and water
• regime


  government or group in power, usually one that is rigid. Ex: The citizens overthrew the regime because the leaders were imprisoning so many people.
• Catholic


  relate to Roman Catholic Church, a Christian religion based in Rome, Italy, that is practiced by people around the world.
• sewer system


  network of large pipes, usually underground, that carry off liquid and solid waste or rainwater. ex: Workmen walk through sewer systems looking for leaks.
• expansion

  extension of a state's territory by encroaching on that of other nations pursued as a political strategy. "German expansion in the 1930s"
• rigid (a)


  not able to be bent or moved. ex: a rigid steel and concrete structure.
• hatred

  intense dislike or ill will. ex: racial hatred
• prejudice (v) (law)


  cause harm to (a state of affairs).
• Arrest (v)


  seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody. EX: The police arrested him for possession of marijuana.

  
• torture (v)

  the action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something. EX: In 1943, the Nazis arrested and tortured Irena, but they didn't get any information from her.