What dose a short caustic laugh mean?

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.  

question 1: the kuwaiti government announced us$1.5 million in aid for rohingya refugees.they pointed out that it was imperative to take immediate and concrete steps to ramp up pressure on myanmar to put an end to the violence.and said   that they r just shameful

question 2: the rohingyas were not aloud to be seen as people in myanmar.in the last few years, before the latest crisis, thousands of rohingya were making perilous journeys out of myanmar to escape communal violence or alleged abuses by the security forces.the latest exodus began on 25 august 2017 after rohingya arsa militants launched deadly attacks on more than 30 police posts.rohingyas arriving in an area known as cox's bazaar - a district in bangladesh - say they fled after troops, backed by local buddhist mobs, responded by burning their villages and attacking and killing civilians.