Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.  Italian Americans are still subject to many lingering negative beliefs about them. 
2.  The Catholic Irish invented the big-city political machines. 
3.  By the turn of the century, the southern, Catholic Irish had begun to overcome the effects of prejudice and discrimination against them. 
4.  Efforts were made during their immigration to portray the Irish as a distinct "race," revealing biological differences from other white ethnics. 
5.  The dramatic success of the Irish in local politics soon translated to success in national politics. 


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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