USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which term is best described as the idea that people born in America are superior?
A
melting pot
B
immmigration
C
Americanization
D
nativism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nativists believed that classes in American history, politics, and culture would enhance the socialization process, instill middle-class values, and wean newcomers away from their immigrant heritage by making them “one of us.” Americanization, typical of progressive reforms, combined public and private efforts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nativism refers to the belief that native-born Americans were superior to those born in other countries. This caused many immigrants to feel out of place in their new country.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. The Cambridge Dictionary defines nativism as the political idea that people who were born in a country are more important than people who have come to live in the country from somewhere else.

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