Question

When American servicemen occupied Japan following World War II, the Japanese watched the Americans playing baseball, appreciated the sport, and adopted it themselves. Today, baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. This adoption of baseball by the Japanese is an example of:

A. cultural diffusion.
B. discovery.
C. reformulation.
D. technological innovation.

Answer 1

Answer: (A) Cultural diffusion

Explanation:

 The cultural diffusion is one of the important factor for the development of different types of culture as it improves the various types of social activities such as nationalities, ethnics and the religion.

By using the various factors such as trade, immigration and the travel influences the culture from one region to other cultural region.  

According to the question, this type of adoption is the example of the cultural diffusion.

Therefore, Option (A) is correct.