True. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries faced open discrimination at the<span>hands of the American-born white Protestant majority</span>
Some scholars have replaced the "melting pot" term with the "salad bowl theory." The melting pot concept posited that immigrants came to the United States with a multitude of backgrounds, religions, and cultures. Once in the United States, however, they melted together to form an American culture with no single immigrant culture standing out from others. The salad bowl theory, on the other hand, argues that these immigrants came to the United States and retained their cultures. Instead of melting together to create an American culture, each culture remains distinct and noticeable in parts just like how when you look at a salad you see tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, and carrots.The cultures are still recognizable, but they all come together to create the salad - an American culture.
Please give a list of what "these" are.
Answer: D
Explanation: I dont know for sure, but given that Japan was an Empire and Russia and China were/are Communist Dictatorships, the goernment ran all the stuff.