Question

Which of the following best describes the goal of the Americanization movement?
aid immigrants in assimilating into or becoming part of American society

aid immigrants in maintaining their birth language and cultures

help immigrants in learning the American culture to take back to their native country

pass laws limiting or banning most immigration into the United States

Answer 1

Between 1890 and 1920, millions of people immigrated to the United States from eastern and southern Europe. Many native-born Americans viewed the new immigrants as a threat to the American way of life. They wanted the new immigrants to assimilate, or adopt the language and customs of the dominant culture in American society

Answer 2

aid immigrants in assimilating into or becoming part of American society