During World War II, this group of people immigrated to the United States to escape state sponsored genocide.
European Jews
This major cultural movement established Jazz as the first genre of music to be considered "popular culture"
Harlem Renaissance
This method of promoting cultural assimilation of Native Americans was by dividing reservations into individual plots of land.
The Dawes Act
In the 1830's this French lawyer visited the United States and wrote a 2 volume book series called "Democracy in America"
Alexis Tocqueville
Most immigrants moving to the United States were drawn these opportunities
Economic Opportunities
This group of immigrants was comprised mostly of men who came to the United States for the Gold Rush, then later worked on the Transcontinental Railroad.
The Chinese
This New York City neighborhood was the birth place of the American music industry producing sheet music of classical, religious, and music from the Vaudeville stage.
Tin Pan Alley
This group favors the interest of native born people over those of foreign born people; not to be confused with American Indians
Nativists
Alexis de Tocqueville describes 5 values Americans have that make them successful as a Constitutional republic. According to him this is the most important
Equality
During the late 19th and early 20th century, this group originated from Southern and Eastern Europe, were generally Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Jewish, and arrived with little money or ability to speak English.
"New" European Immigrants
Beginning in the 1850s and again during the late 19th century, many immigrants belonging to this group were discriminated against for being Roman Catholic.
The Irish
This genre of music added electronic instruments to rhythm and blues to created this "immoral" music popular amongst teenagers.
Rock-n-Roll
Out of fear of competition for jobs on the West Coast, this law was passed in 1882, and was the first of its kind to target a specific group.
Chinese Exclusion Act
In an 1893 essay this man claimed that this was vital to the development of the American Identity
Frederick Jackson Turner; the Frontier
Many immigrants often settled in "Chinatown" or "Little Italy" where they were surrounded by their native language and culture, making assimilation to American culture challenging.
Ethnic Ghettos
During the Great Depression this group of people was "repatriated" to reduce competition for jobs in the American southwest.
Mexican/Mexican-American
DAILY DOUBLE
Gene Autry
After World War 1 and again at the start of the Cold War, American's became crippled by this fear of Communism.
The Red Scare
"Commerce makes men independent of each another, gives quite another idea of personal value, persuades them to manage their own affairs and teaches them to be successful..."
Which American value is Tocqueville describing?
Laissez-Faire
The Jones Act (1900) grants American citizenship to this group of people after the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Ricans
This group of people would not gain rights to citizenship until 1924.
Native Americans
The rebellious spirt of the Beats and Rock-n-Roll will combine with earthy folk music in the 1960's to create this subgenre popular with the counter culture.
This method of Americanization required young Native Americans to be removed from their families, be dressed in American style clothes, have their hair cut and be forbidden to speak their native language
Carlisle Indian Schools
As social conditions continue to become more equal, the number of persons increases who, although they are neither rich enough nor powerful enough to exercise any great influence over their fellow-creatures, have nevertheless acquired or retained sufficient education and fortune to satisfy their own wants"
Which American value is described in this excerpt?
Individualism
The idea that people of varied backgrounds work together towards a shared goal is best illustrated by this American motto often seen written in Latin.
E Pluribus Unum