1. bribe: money or other perks used to control a group or individuals behavior.
  2. charity: money or supplies given to the poor.
  3. evicted: thrown out or removed.
  4. nudist: person who doesn't wear clothes.
  5. diplomacy: tact.
  6. contention: opinion or argument.
  7. insufficient: not enough.
  8. Jubilee Day: Celebration of the King's birthday.
  9. ruse: trick
  10. disfigure: deform
  11. demonstration: protest.
  12. verdict: decision of the jury.
  13. profound: important, deep and lasting.
  14. serf: peasant, slave.
  15. meagre: tiny, small.
  16. gangsters: criminals.
  17. mock: make fun of, make a liar of.
  18. archives: place where public records are kept or stored.
  19. penitentiary: jail or prison.

Issues for Discussion

  1. Political protest and social control.

  2. Comparison of the social and political conditions of the depression of the 1930s with the recession of the 1990s.

  3. Government responses to poverty.