Title: What is the American Dream Today & How It's Changed Over the Years
Headings: What is the American Dream Today & How It’s Changed
What is the American Dream Today & How It’s Changed
Table of Contents
Introduction: What is the American Dream & When Did it Start?
History of the American Dream
The Ideal Government
The 17th and 18th Century American Dream
Religion Drives the Dream
A Push For Education
A Land of Opportunity
Political and Cultural Change
The 19th Century American Dream
Industrialization and the Civil War
The American Frontier
Transcendentalism Introduces “Nature”
The 20th Century American Dream
Growing Disillusionment of the American Dream
The Great Depression
War Has No Winners
The Age of Overabundance
The American Dream vs The American Reality
The Global Impact of the American Dream
What is the American Dream Today?
The New American Dream
The Threat of Climate Change
How to Live the American Dream Today?
Bonus: Famous American Dream Quotes
Conclusion
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Content: While the Civil War obliterated many American’s dreams, the survivors became advocates against racial and gender discrimination. The American Frontier
The 1800s began with a desire to explore the vast, rugged wilderness west of the colonies. This “frontier” mindset triggered the removal and displacement of Native Americans and eventually the race for California gold. Transcendentalism Introduces “Nature”
With the exploration of the frontier out west, the wilderness became less “wild” and therefore, less feared. Ralph Waldo Emerson replaced the often feared term wilderness, with the word “nature.” Emerson rejected traditional religion and materialism and proclaimed that nature was the root of endless human possibility and fulfillment. The Transcendental movement supported the individualistic mindset of this century. Many participants of the movement became well-known social reformists, particularly anti-slavery and promoters of women’s rights. The 20th Century American Dream
In the 1900s, the diverse backgrounds of people in America had never been greater. The economy experienced record highs and extreme lows, with the devastation of WWI, followed by the Great Depression hitting America’s interests hard in the late 1920s and 1930s.