What is the process of a culture being absorbed into another culture, often by force?

• A. Anti-Semitism
• B. Appeasement
• C. Battle of Midway
• D. Assimilation

Answer: (D)

Assimilation is the process by which individuals or groups gradually adopt another culture’s language, customs, and social norms, often at the expense of their own distinct practices. When this occurs—or when it’s pursued through coercive means—it leads to the absorbed culture taking on the dominant culture’s identity, sometimes resulting in the loss of original languages, traditions, and social structures. Understanding this helps explain why cultures can become blended or one culture can effectively replace another in daily life, institutions, and community self-perception.

The other options don’t describe this idea: anti-Semitism is prejudice against Jewish people, appeasement is a diplomatic strategy to prevent conflict, and the Battle of Midway is a specific military engagement.