Americanization (disambiguation)
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Americanization
(or Americanisation) is the term used for the influence the United States of America
has on the culture
of other countries.
It can also mean:
Americanization
Americanization is the influence of the United States on the popular culture, technology, business practices, or political techniques of other countries. The term has been used since at least 1907. Inside the U.S...
(or Americanisation) is the term used for the influence the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has on the culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
of other countries.
It can also mean:
- Americanization (immigration)Americanization (immigration)Americanization is the process of an immigrant to the United States of America becoming a person who shares American values, beliefs and customs and is assimilated into American society...
, the process of assimilationCultural assimilationCultural assimilation is a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture. The term assimilation is often used with regard to immigrants and various ethnic groups who have settled in a new land. New...
of foreign immigrantsImmigrationImmigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
into the United States of America; - Americanization (foreign culture and media)Americanization (foreign culture and media)In American media, the term Americanization is used to describe the censoring and editing of a foreign TV show or movie that is bought by a U.S. station. This editing is done with the aim of making the work more appealing to American audiences, and to respond to perceived American sensitivities...
, the modification of foreign media to suit American tastes; - Americanization (of Native Americans)Americanization (of Native Americans)The Americanization of Native Americans was an assimilation effort by the United States to transform Native American culture to European-American culture between the years of 1790–1920. George Washington and Henry Knox were first to propose, in an American context, the cultural transformation of...
, the attempted assimilation of Native American cultures as a policy of the United States government c.1850 - c.1920; - Americanization (Vietnam War), a time period in the Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.