The Conquest of a Continent
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The Conquest of a Continent is a 1933 book by American eugenicist and conservationist Madison Grant that promotes racist, nativist theories about European immigration and the shaping of the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Conquest of a Continent canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Conquest of a Continent Context triple: [Madison Grant, notableWork, The Conquest of a Continent]
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The Conquerors
The Conquerors is a classic expansion pack for the real-time strategy game Age of Empires II, adding new civilizations, campaigns, units, and gameplay features.
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Conquest
Conquest is a 1937 historical romance film starring Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer, dramatizing the love affair between Napoleon Bonaparte and Polish countess Marie Walewska.
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Conquest of the Desert
The Conquest of the Desert was a late 19th-century Argentine military campaign that violently expanded national control over Patagonia and the Pampas by subjugating and dispossessing Indigenous peoples.
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The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Eugénie Grandet."
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E.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Conquest of a Continent Target entity description: The Conquest of a Continent is a 1933 book by American eugenicist and conservationist Madison Grant that promotes racist, nativist theories about European immigration and the shaping of the United States.
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A.
The Conquerors
The Conquerors is a classic expansion pack for the real-time strategy game Age of Empires II, adding new civilizations, campaigns, units, and gameplay features.
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B.
Conquest
Conquest is a 1937 historical romance film starring Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer, dramatizing the love affair between Napoleon Bonaparte and Polish countess Marie Walewska.
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C.
Conquest of the Desert
The Conquest of the Desert was a late 19th-century Argentine military campaign that violently expanded national control over Patagonia and the Pampas by subjugating and dispossessing Indigenous peoples.
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D.
The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Eugénie Grandet."
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E.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Madison Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
conservationist
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eugenicist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
antisemitism
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promotion of eugenics ⓘ racism ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| describes | shaping of the United States by European ethnic groups ⓘ |
| genre |
nativist literature
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political literature ⓘ racist literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Nordic superiority
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anti-immigration ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period in the United States ⓘ |
| ideology |
eugenics
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scientific racism ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nordicist racial theories
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early 20th-century eugenics movement ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | American policymakers and elites ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American nationalism
NERFINISHED
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European immigration to the United States ⓘ Nordicism NERFINISHED ⓘ eugenics ⓘ race theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on American nativist thought
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use of pseudo-scientific racial classifications ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
far-right
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nativist ⓘ |
| promotes |
nativist theories
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racist theories ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Passing of the Great Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| timePeriodDescribed | history of European settlement in North America ⓘ |
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Subject: The Conquest of a Continent Description of subject: The Conquest of a Continent is a 1933 book by American eugenicist and conservationist Madison Grant that promotes racist, nativist theories about European immigration and the shaping of the United States.
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