Question

The quote below is from a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in 1915:

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.

What group was the target of Roosevelt's reference to hyphenated Americanism?

Asian Americans
Native Americans
African Americans
German Americans

Answer 1

He is referring to Native Americans

Answer 2

The target of Roosevelt's hyphenated Americanism are German Americans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hyphenated Americanism was used to talk about Americans who were born abroad and still held allegiance to their birth country. Specifically in this speech, Roosevelt was talking about German Americans and Irish Americans who called for U.S. neutrality in World War I.