Your answer would be B). A large number of immigrants arrived, and they sought acculturation programs at settlement houses.
The number of new immigrants around the turn of the twentieth century affected the number of acculturation programs in the United States because a large number of immigrants arrived, and they sought acculturation programs at settlement houses.
Definitions:
Acculturation programs:
A acculturation program is a program where they help migrants or immigrants transition into the new culture in the new country they're in.
Settlement house:
A settlement house is a area that provides things like recreational. educational, and other types of service to a community.
Explanation:
The reason why "B). A large number of immigrants arrived, and they sought acculturation programs at settlement houses" would be the correct answer because the immigrants wanted to transition into the new culture.
The transition between cultures for the immigrants is known as assimilating, and that means to "take in" information or stuff. So the immigrants assimilated to the new culture that they're part of. The immigrants wanted to assimilate to the new culture so that they wouldn't be easily stood out from a crowd that they weren't originally from there. When a lot of immigrants came to the United States, they went to acculturation programs in order to assimilate to the new culture they're exposed to. These programs helped them get use to the language and lifestyle of the country. They got these programs from settlement houses that they're in. The settlement homes provided these acculturation programs to help the immigrants assimilate to the new culture.
Why the other answer choices are incorrect;
The reason why answer choice "A). A small number of immigrants arrived, so many settlement houses stopped offering acculturation programs" is incorrect because:
They were actually a HUGE number of immigrants that arrived in the United States, so settlement homes had to increase the amount of acculturation programs that they're providing, since there were so many immigrants. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "C). A small number of immigrants arrived, so the number of acculturation programs at settlement houses remained the same" is incorrect because:
Like answer choice A, there was actually A LOT of immigrants that arrived, and there were so many to the point where the settlement homes couldn't keep the amount of acculturation programs the same. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "D). Large number of immigrants arrived, but most settlement houses closed and stopped offering acculturation programs" is incorrect because:
Settlement homes DID NOT close or stopped offering acculturation programs. Since there were so many immigrants, they kept their acculturation programs opened and made more due to the fact that there were so many of them. This program was very busy because immigrants were seeking this program while at settlement homes. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
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