AMERICANIZATION
Americanization
Outside the United States, Americanization or Americanisation is a term for the influence the United States has on the culture of other countries, such as their popular culture, cuisine, technology, business practices, or political techniques. The term has been used since at least 1907. Within the United States, the term Americanization refers to the process of acculturation by immigrants or annexated populations to American customs and values.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Americanization
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