Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. As a response to their experiences with prejudice and discrimination, the Irish were less likely to discriminate against other ethnic subpopulations.
2. Once southern Italians had immigrated, more educated northern Italians began to immigrate.
3. The success of white ethnics to assimilate into the Anglo-Saxon core is often used to condemn other ethnics for not doing the same.
4. Irish Americans are the third largest ethnic subpopulation, behind English and Italians.
5. Southern Italians were often seen as a distinct "race" during their early years of immigration.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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