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Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, some Roman Catholics, the Slavic peoples of eastern Europe ("untermenschen"; subhumans, in the Nazi parlance), the mentally retarded and the disabled ("lives not worth living"), Freemasons, communists, political dissidents, and anyone who opposed their policies.
World War II had a big affect on minority groups in America. Specifically, President Roosevelt had all the people of Japanese ethnicity put into internment camps. They were essentially held prisoner until the war was over.
Lincoln was worried about whether his actions were correct at Fort Sumter. The Slavery issue came up again and again as well, with some people declaring emancipation well before the nation was ready for it. He reversed these decisions, but then eventually made the call himself, at least for the states that were in rebellion.
During World War 1, the labor force underwent significant changes. Many men left their jobs to join the military, resulting in a shortage of workers. This led to an increase in opportunities for women and minorities in industries previously dominated by men. Women took on jobs in factories and other industries, demonstrating their capabilities and paving the way for future advancements in women's rights and gender equality.
Not mean at all, he's sole desire was to help the German people- and that comes as a shock for most people.He may have wanted to help some of the German people...but was "mean" to other nations, minorities, and compatriots that fell into disfavor (Rohm et al.)Descriptors such as "mean" and "sole desire was to help" are inappropriately banal and benign, when describing genocidal despots.
Some words that mean the same as minority include: the few, the outvoted and opposition. Depending on the situation, anyone can be a minority.
Isn't "main minority " something of an oxymoron. Some minorities in Canada are Inuit, Japanese and Syrians.
Finnish. With some minorities of Swedish and Sami
The Jackie Robinson Scholarship Fund offers scholorships to minorities. You can also find scholarships for minotiries through the Harry S. Truman Scholarship
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At large elections make it hard for minorities to get city representation. Instead of focus being placed on districts where minorities might have sufficient population to acquire some sectional election wins, at large elections would take the entire electorate, thus making it harder for minorities to win.
Oppressing ethnic and religious minorities
There are many. There are some ethnic groups that are minorities in some countries, but a majority in at least one. For example, practically every European national ethnic group (French, German, Italian, Greek, etc.). Some non-European ethnic minorities include Berbers, Arabs, Indians, Chinese, Americans, etc. In a religious sense, some ethnic minorities include Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc.
The environment is extremely dynamic; changing one thing makes everything else change to some degree. So any adaptation for the current situation will invariably change what the situation is, and make those changes out of date; it's a never-ending cycle.
Blacks and minorities were portrayed somewhat negatively in the 1980s and 1990s. Some shows were positive but most showed blacks as gangster and uncultured.
Women and minorities are sometimes excluded from social activities or left out of informal communications networks. The result appears to be a sense of isolation, lower organizational commitment
Worrying about trivial things that you can't change, panicking when an unpleasant situation arises, and, in some cases, isolation from other people.