american protective association

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von american protective association im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Secret anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant society formed in Iowa in 1887. Its membership, consisting mainly of farmers who feared the growth and political power of immigrant-populated cities, rose to more than two million in the 1890s. Membership dwindled after the election of 1896 and the return of agricultural prosperity in the Midwest. By 1911 the society had disappeared

Abbrev

commonly to A

A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office

Silbentrennung

A·me·ri·can pro·tec·tive as·so·ci·a·tion

Türkische aussprache

ımerıkın prıtektîv ısōsieyşın

Aussprache

/əˈmerəkən prəˈtektəv əˌsōsēˈāsʜən/ /əˈmɛrəkən prəˈtɛktɪv əˌsoʊsiːˈeɪʃən/