History Test

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What is nativism?

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Hostility toward immigrants by native born people.

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nativism

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Hostility toward immigrants by native born people

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immigrant

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One who enters and becomes established in a country other than that of his or her original nationality

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ethnic

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Relating to large groups of people classes according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background

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skyscraper

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A very tall building

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tenement

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Multifamily apartments, usually dark, crowded and barely meeting minimum living standards

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Political machine

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An organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government

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Party boss

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The person in control of a political machine

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graft

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The acquisition of money in dishonest ways, as in bribing a politician

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incentive

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Something that motivates a person into action