THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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A preference of Native Americans
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A dislike of immigrants, preferring native born white
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Welcoming of immigrants into the U.S.
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A preference for immigrants over Native Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -: a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. : the revival or perpetuation of an indigenous culture especially in opposition to acculturation. nativist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nativism was a political factor in the United States in the 1790s as well as in the 1830s–1850s. There was little nativism in the colonial era, but for a while, Benjamin Franklin was hostile to German Americans in colonial Pennsylvania; he called them “Palatine Boors".
Detailed explanation-3: -Increasing nativist sentiment created political movements to restrict immigration. Nativist organizations like the Immigration Restriction League and the American Protective Association advocated strongly for limiting immigration into the United States.