WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Schools promoted the use and study of diverse languages.
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Schools operated as centers for a process of cultural learning.
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Schools allowed for various culture groups to live more closely.
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Schools ensured that immigrant children would become more literate.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the late phase of the Age of Mass Migration from Europe (1850-1920), Americanization programs including English-language education and American citizenship curriculums were introduced to public schools, one of the essential “tools” for cultural assimilation, and were promoted through the nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Schools were effective sites for Americanization because they were able to mold children in their formative years, instructing them in English language, American history, and democratic processes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “Americanization” of immigrants during the early 1900s could be depicted as the “softer” side in the “clash of cultures.” Rather than exclude immigrants, Americanization programs sought to integrate and assimilate aliens by teaching them English and by instructing them in the workings of American democracy.
Detailed explanation-4: -History of the Americanization Movement The Americanization Movement was a concerted effort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to help new immigrants settle and assimilate into America’s civic culture with the intent of promoting patriotism and productivity.