affecting factors of us culture

8/6/2019 Affecting Factors of US Culture

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Immense Size of The US Territory

Great Ethnic Diversity

Parlindungan PardedeUniversitas Kristen Indonesia Jakarta


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What Makes American Culture

AmericanCulture

Territory(Environment)

EthnicDiversity

housing

food

clothing

technologyEtc.

custom

manner

language

belief

valueEtc.


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Total Territory of the US

Total

3,717,813 sq mi

9,629,090 km2

Land 3,536,294

sq mi

9,158,960 km2

Water

181,519 sq mi

470,131 km
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_milehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_mile


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Total Territory of Indonesia

TOTAL

741,099 sq miles

(1,919,440 sq km)

land

705,192 sq miles

(1,826,440 sq km)

water

35,907 sq miles( 93,000 sq km)


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US vs. INA Total Territory (km)

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,0005,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

8,000,000

9,000,00010,000,000

TotalLand

Water

9,629,0909,158,960

470,131

1,919,4401,826,440

93,000

US INA


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Immigration to the US1. 34,000-30,000 BC: EARLIEST IMMIGRANTS: Asian intercontinental

wanderers (Indians ancestors) crossed Bering Strait before the ice melted.2. 8,000 BC: Primitive Agriculture (Central Mexico)3. 3000 BC: Early irrigation (New Mexico)4. 300 BC: First Sign of early village5. 100 BC: Housing (pyramid-like moulds) in Phoenix, Arizona, and Mexico6. 1492: Columbus discovered America (Bahamas Islands); Indians=

1,500,0007. 1600s: A great tide of immigrant from Europe for

a) escaping political oppressionb) seeking freedom for practicing religionc) grasping adventure/opportunities/material comfort unavailable in Europe.

8) 1619-1809: Unwilling Immigrants Africans brought as slaves

9) 1620-35: 14,000 Englishmen came to America due to Economic difficultiestriggered by industrial revolution

10)1780: 75% Europeans living in America were of English & Irish descent.English prevalent American language

11)1892-1954: Ellis Island (New York) received 12 mil. Immigrants; and nowstill receives 675,000 / year

12)Today there are about 5,000,000 illegal immigrants


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Immigration to the US1. 34,000-30,000 BC: EARLIEST IMMIGRANTS: Asian intercontinental

wanderers (Indians ancestors) crossed Bering Strait before the ice melted.2. 8,000 BC: Primitive Agriculture (Central Mexico)3. 3000 BC: Early irrigation (New Mexico)4. 300 BC: First Sign of early village5. 100 BC: Housing (pyramid-like moulds) in Phoenix, Arizona, and Mexico6. 1492: Columbus discovered America (Bahamas Islands); Indians=

1,500,0007. 1600s: A great tide of immigrant from Europe for

a) escaping political oppressionb) seeking freedom for practicing religionc) grasping adventure/opportunities/material comfort unavailable in Europe.

8) 1619-1809: Unwilling Immigrants Africans brought as slaves

9) 1620-35: 14,000 Englishmen came to America due to Economic difficultiestriggered by industrial revolution

10)1780: 75% Europeans living in America were of English & Irish descent.English prevalent American language

11)1892-1954: Ellis Island (New York) received 12 mil. Immigrants; and nowstill receives 675,000 / year

12)Today there are about 5,000,000 illegal immigrants


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ICE AGE (34,000-30,000

BC): Asian intercontinentalwanderers (Indians

ancestors) crossed Beringia,the land bridge ( 1500 kms.wide)

In thousand years the wanderers continued their way through up to the presentU.S.


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1492: Columbus discovered

America (Bahamas Islands); Indians=2-8 millions

1920: Indians number decreased to

350,000 due to: (1) war with

newcomers from Europe (2)

diseases brought by Europeans, like

smallpox.

1900s: the government forced

Indians to live in reservations.

1990s: Indians = 2 million (0.8 % of

the total U.S. population), and onlyabout one-third of them still live on

reservations.

Countless words in US are derivedfrom Indians language, including

Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan,Mississippi, Missouri, and Idaho.

Indians taught Europeans how to

cultivate crops that are now staples

throughout the world: corn,tomatoes, potatoes, and tobacco.

Canoes, snowshoes, and moccasins

are among the Indians many

inventions.


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Some popular Native American figures


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FIRST EUROPEANS IMMIGRANTS

1.1492: Columbus discovered America(Bahamas Islands); Indians= 1,500,000

2.1600s: A great tide of immigrant from Europe for

a) escaping political oppression

b) seeking freedom for practicing religion

c) grasping adventure/opportunities/materialcomfort unavailable in Europe.


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The Golden Door

1) 1619-1809: Unwilling ImmigrantsAfricans brought as slaves

2) 1620-35: 14,000 Englishmen cameto America due to Economicdifficulties triggered by industrial

revolution3) 1780: 75% Europeans living inAmerica were of English & Irishdescent. English prevalentAmerican language

4) 1892-1954: Ellis Island (New York)received 12 mil. Immigrants; andnow still receives 950,000 / year

5) Today there are about 5,000,000illegal immigrants


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PERCENTAGE OF FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN US

EUROPE

85%

LTNAMERICA

1%

ASIA

1%

OTHERS

13%

1900 (n= 13.6 mil.)

EUROPE

16%

LTN

AMERICA

52%

ASIA

26%OTHERS

6%

2000 (n= 31.1 mil.)


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US People by Language Spoken at Home in 2005

(n= 280,601,189)

0

50,000,000

100,000,000

150,000,000

200,000,000

250,000,000

300,000,000

Total Population English Others

65 years and over

18 - 64 year

5 - 17 years


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Earliest

Europeans

Unwilling

Illegal

Quota System

IMMIGRATION

Nationality vs. Citizenship

Melting pot vs. Pluralism

DIVERSITYEnrich American Culture

Increase Human Resources

Enliven Volunteerism/risk-taker for new things

Heighten independence &optimism

EFFECTS

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