<P> The Americanization efforts were also passed on through the home . From the point of view of Anglo - Americans, the best way to change the youth was through the help of mothers . Mothers were one of the preferred vessels of the Americanization of Mexicans because they were the ones that spent more time in the home and they could pass on their learned American values to the youth . In order to Americanize the mothers, they were taught through the help of the Home Teacher Act of 1915 . With this act, teachers were allowed to enter the homes of Mexicans in California and teach the women how to be American and to pass on values to their children . </P> <P> Other than the mothers, another effort that was made to Americanize the youth was to Americanize young Mexican girls . Young girls were starting to be taught in schools about different American values and customs through activities such as sewing, budgeting, and motherhood . The same idea for educating young girls was the reason that they were educating mothers, the girls would grow up to be mothers and have an influence on the lives of Mexican Americans in and outside the household . </P> <P> Education was the main focus of the Americanization efforts . Soon, it became engraved in the minds of Mexican - Americans that the best way to become a part of American society was through leaving their own Mexican culture behind . Throughout the southwest, new organizations were being created to fully integrate Mexican - Americans into society . One example is the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which only United States Citizens were allowed to join . Found in a LULAC pamphlet is the phrase "We believe that education is the foundation for the cultural grown and development of this nation and that we are obligated to protect and promote the education of our people in accordance with the best American principles and standards," showing the organization's dedication to Americanization . Through organizations that supported Americanization being created before World War II, there came a larger divide between Mexican immigrants and Mexican - Americans . </P> <P> The people benefitting from the integrative policies were the Mexican - Americans and they actively tried to separate themselves from Mexicans . Most of the Mexican - Americans involved in the organizations were from the middle class, causing an even larger separation of the people . Leading up to World War II, there were more tactics being used to bring the people in America together . One of the policies that emerged was the Good Neighbor Policy in which the United States promoted the idea that everyone in the Americas should be united . This brought forth the idea that everyone was considered American and people should treat one another with respect . Through the Good Neighbor Policy another large Americanization tactic emerged: joining the war effort during World War II . </P>

The americanization movement was designed to assimilate immigrants into american culture