Question

The primary belief motivating the Americanization movement was that:

A. traditional ways of life should be preserved for American Indians.
B. the assimilation of American Indians would improve their lives.
C. white settlers must compensate American Indians for the loss of their lands.
D. respect for American Indians involved making them self-reliant.

Answer 1

Answer: option (B) the assimilation of American Indians would improve their lives.

Explanation: The primary belief of the Americanization movement was to get the native Americans ( American Indians) to give up their cultural ways and to adapt to the American way of living. Americanization is the process of an immigrant to the United State becoming a person who shares American values, beliefs, and customs by assimilating into American society. Americanization is regarded negative because it advances American cultural values at the cost of one’s own cultural notion of the good. That is Americanization removes the ability to appreciate cultural diversity.