Interpret the Evidence and Put It in Context

1. According to Israel Zangwill, how will immigrants become “real Americans” (Document 18.5)?

2. According to the Puck cartoon (Document 18.6), what are the limits of the melting pot?

3. Why might other immigrant groups have supported Chinese exclusion (Document 18.7)?

4. Describe Alfred Schultz’s view of the melting pot and the possibilities of assimilation (Document 18.8)? How would he evaluate the Puck cartoon?

5. How does Randolph Bourne’s vision of America’s future (Document 18.9) differ from that of Zangwill (Document 18.5)? On what points might the two men have agreed, and could they have satisfied Schultz (Document 18.8)?