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12270303131present-daycurrent0
12270305091foundedestablished; brought into being1
12270307923buddinggrowing2
12270310356Superpoweran extremely powerful nation3
12270314628vastEnormous, Immense4
12270317648exchangethe trade of things of value between the buyer and the seller so that each is better off as a result5
12270319400merenothing more than; only6
12270322212expandedmade larger7
12270323393immigrateto move permanently to a new country8
12270325871balladssongs that tell stories9
12270331866hostile(adj.) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive10
12270335084Legendstraditional stories based on real-life events11
12270337832Censuspopulation count12
12270339994opennesswillingness to try new things and be open to new experiences13
12270342117legal channelsthe correct way to do something14
12270343999tendedtook care of15
12270345504marginsthe ends of the land16
12270347510societyA community of people who share a common culture17
12270350477surgerise18
12270352713stereotypeswidely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group19
12270354672BracerosMexican workers that were brought to America to work when so many men and women were gone from home during World War II that there weren't enough workers.20
12270358491prominentimportant; famous21
12270361113postwarafter the war22
12270362407widespreadhappening in many places or to many people23
12270364731publicityinformation intended to attract public interest24
12270367102descendantspeople who come from a particular ancestor or group of ancestors25

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