Cultural Pluralists Like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne Generally Advocated

question 28

Multiple Choice

Cultural pluralists like Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne generally advocated that

• A) Spanish and German should be recognized as official languages of the United States along with English.
• B) "one hundred percent Americanization" of all southern and eastern European immigrants was necessary for America to retain its democratic and cosmopolitan culture.
• C) immigrants to the United States could and should remain politically loyal to their original nations.
• D) immigrants should be able to retain their traditional cultures rather than blend into a single American melting pot.
• E) the full-fledged preservation of ethnic identity and cross-fertilization among immigrants were both unhealthy and dangerous cultural trends that threatened to the long-term health and democratic nature of America.

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