Social Developments: The Reality of the Melting Pot

Question 1

What was the Melting Pot?

Answer 1

The idea that all immigrants who came into the USA would Assimilate into American life quickly

Question 2

How was the melting pot successful in the USA in terms of norms and values?

Answer 2

Many immigrants did adopt the norms and values of the USA

Question 3

How was the melting pot unsuccessful in the USA in terms of living areas?

Answer 3

Most immigrants settled in large groups together in sections of towns

Question 4

Give 3 examples of names given to the immigrant-based sections of city settlements.

Answer 4

Little Italy, Little France, Little Germany

Question 5

What was a city that had a very dense German-American Population?

Answer 5

Milwaukee

Question 6

How many German-American newspapers were there in Milwaukee?

Answer 6

22 newspapers

Question 7

How did immigrant communities impact politics on all levels?

Answer 7

Politicians were more likely to take advantage of them so they could get elected and be corrupt

Question 8

Name a person in the early 1870s who used immigrants in politics to their advantage

Answer 8

William Tweed