USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Forcing a group of people to give up their way of life and become more like the majority
A
Transformation
B
Transcendentalism
C
Assimilation
D
Conservation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society’s majority group or assimilate the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially.

Detailed explanation-2: -Forced assimilation is often synonymous with a policy of nationalism, described as ‘Americanization’ or ‘Russification’, depending on the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -An example of forced assimilation was French and German forced assimilation in Alsace and Lorraine, and later, there were some Swedish conquests in Scania, Blekinge, and Halland provinces in Denmark. The local population in these areas was forced to adopt the Swedish way of life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of Assimilation An African immigrant to Australia learns English as a second language and adopts the typical dress and habits of other Australians. People from various countries that move to the United States and identify as Americans.

Detailed explanation-5: -assimilation, in anthropology and sociology, the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

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