Question

Cite Evidence The text states that many immigrants and established
Americans alike viewed the United States as a melting pot. From what you
have read in "Social Issues Affecting Immigrants," do you agree that the United
States was a melting pot early in the twentieth century? Cite evidence from the
text to support your answer.

Answer 1

Based on the experiences of immigrants in the early twentieth century, one would have to agree that the U.S. was not a melting pot.

What is a melting pot?

• It refers to a society that has accepted the cultures of the various people living in it such that these cultures are blended to produce something unique and special.
• It is often used to describe the United States.

Why was the U.S. not a melting pot in the early 20th century?

• Immigrants were often looked upon with disdain by the locals who felt the immigrants were taking jobs meant for them and bringing in unwanted behaviors.
• Immigrants often had to stay in neighborhoods and towns that predominantly had people from where they came from.

As a result of these two things, immigrant cultures could not adequately mix with those of the locals and other immigrants from other cultures which meant there was no melting point. This changed however, as the century wore on.

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