USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Havana, Little Haiti are examples of ____
A
americanization centers
B
assimilation centers
C
settlement houses
D
ethnic enclaves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There have been examples throughout US history of ethnic enclaves, including Cubans in Miami, New York’s Chinatown, Japanese and Korean enclaves in California, and Jewish communities in Manhattan. There are also immigrant enclaves across the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Chinatown (Chinese: ) is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as “Chinatown” exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -In sociology, an ethnic enclave is a geographic area with high ethnic concentration, characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity. The term is usually used to refer to either a residential area or a workspace with a high concentration of ethnic firms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chinatown, New York One of the oldest and most iconic ethnic enclaves in the country, Chinatown was established in the 1870s as the Chinese population began to explode.

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