Melting Pot

People in the 1800s and 1900s came to America. They had high hopes of finding better lives for themselves and others. People came from all over the world to settle in America. Many gave up huge sacrifices from leaving their homelands in hopes of finding better lives in America. Going to a new country where people spoke a different language, ate different foods, dressed differently, and lived a different lifestyle is a huge sacrifice in itself. Achieving the American dream was their goal. The two different views of America could change a whole country. The poster represents the "Melting Pot" America. The immigrants were to blend into the American culture and society. Rather than bringing their old country into America, and changing it. The poster is promoting to "Keep America Great," and "Learn the Language." The article states that in America, everybody has a chance and America is a great. People who came to America were looking for a new and better life, not to continue their old one, and make America just like their old country. The immigrants could either learned the language and become an American citizen, or keep their own cultures going. If America became a "Salad Bowl," it would turn into their old country. If the immigrants retained their own culture in America, it would only mix with the American culture and people's lives would stay the same instead of becoming an American citizen. America was known for being unique because the immigrants could learn the American language, eat American food, dress like Americans, and live the American lifestyle. The immigrants came to start a new and free life in America. They wanted to live the American dream, not live their old dream like in their old country. America was unique, and still is. This country is known as the country where dreams come true. People came from all over the world to be like Americans; to live a new life and start over if they needed to. Both schools of thought still exist in America