Mr. Evans’ History Documents12 Mars 2019

Assimilation Versus Acculturation: Historical Context

Assimilation is when a minority group adopts the beliefs, culture, and way of life of the dominant culture. During the 1890s-1900s Americans wanted the “new” immigrants to stop following their old culture and beliefs, such as religion, traditions, and customs, and instead adopt the ideals and characteristics of Americans to create one homogenous culture shared between people of all backgrounds. Acculturation is when the minority culture is changed by the dominant culture, but the minority culture is still able to retain unique cultural markers of language, food, and customs. During the 1890s-1900s many “new” immigrants refused to give up their cultural identities in order to merge into American society. Each of these terms can be simplified into a cultural theory, the “melting pot” theory and the “salad bowl” theory. The “melting pot” theory describes society as a mixture of people of different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and customs. The “salad bowl” theory describes society as the integration of the many different cultures in the United States where each culture retains their own unique cultural characteristics.

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Resolution on Imperialism and Colonialism

The All-African People’s Conference was a series of meetings of anti-imperialism political parties, leaders of various ethnic groups, labor union representatives, and anyone else who believed Africa s...

18 Apr 20193min

A Brief History of Pan-Africanism

The ‘New Internationalist Magazine’ is a British nonprofit publishing cooperative. This text contains excerpts pertaining to the history of and issues related to Pan-Africanism. One prominent debate a...

18 Apr 20194min

The Struggle for Independence in South Asia

Trevor Getz is a Professor of History at San Francisco State University who specializes in Modern Africa and world history. This excerpt describes issues facing South Asian countries as they struggled...

2 Apr 20196min

Excerpt 3 of The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904)

The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine - President Theodore Roosevelt’s Annual Message Before Congress December 6th 1904 (abridged)

1 Apr 20191min

Excerpt 2 of The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904)

The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine - President Theodore Roosevelt’s Annual Message Before Congress December 6th 1904 (abridged)

1 Apr 20191min

Excerpt 1 of The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904)

The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine - President Theodore Roosevelt’s Annual Message Before Congress December 6th 1904 (abridged)

1 Apr 20191min

Hyphenated American

Former President Theodore Roosevelt, October 12, 1915, before the Knights of Columbus, Carnegie Hall, New York City

12 Mars 20192min

Americanization: Historical Context

The idea of Americanization emerged in the early 20th century in the period just before WWI. During this time, a huge influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were arriving on America's s...

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