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What word describes the fear of foreigners

The word that best describes fear of foreigners is xenophobia.

xeno = strangers/foreigners

phobia = unreasonable/abnormal fear (of something)

What statement describes a result of xenophobia in the 1920s

led to many arrest

What was one reason for the founding of the NAACP

Some of the reasons for the founding of the NAACP were:

  • The desire to oppose racism
  • African Americans' desire for more opportunities
  • Jim Crow laws
  • Segregation laws
What was an effect of the Red Summer of 1919

African Americans were linked with Communists.

I was a African American boxer who became the champion of the world in boxing in 1908 who am i

Jack Johnson

The African-American population of Detroit grew rapidly as African-Americans

Migrated to jobs in automobile manufacturing

Black nationalists believed that

They believe that African Americans need to live separately from whites.

Mexican workers known as brace Rose often

Mexican workers, known as braceros, often:

Answer:

Received lower wages than white workers did.

Explanation:

Mexican workers known as braceros arrived in the United States as workers due to the Bracero Program. This was a series of diplomatic agreements between the United States and Mexico initiated in the 1940s and ended in the 1960s. During these years, many laborers from Mexico moved to the United States. However, these workers often received lower wages than white workers.

Which is true of Pullman porters in the 1920s

Pullman porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

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