Explain how the immigrant experience of the Gilded Age both fulfilled and did not fulfill the idea of a "melting pot."
Answer:
An ideal answer will:
1. Describe the ways in which immigrants experienced cultural blending, via shared living and work conditions, and learned English and American culture.
2. Explain the forced Anglicization of immigrants: name changes, public schooling.
3. Describe the separate cultural characteristics that were maintained in ethnic enclaves: food, religion, native language, traditions.
4. Provide a concise and effective conclusion.
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A) True B) False
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