Which statement best describes how immigrants responded to the pressure to become "Americanized"?
a. They continued to read foreign-language newspapers, but over the course of a lifetime adjusted to American customs.
b. They wanted as little change as possible and refused to make any adjustments to American life.
c. They were willing to learn English, but they did not want their children to learn it.
d. They quickly shed their immigrant past and blended neatly into mainstream American culture.
ANSWER: a
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