Title: How the American Dream Has Changed over the Years | Education News
Headings: How the American Dream Has Changed over the Years
How the American Dream Has Changed over the Years
The American Dream in the ’30s looked quite different from today’s vision of it.
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In the 1930s, the American Dream was simple and didn’t involve waiting in long lines to score the newest iPhone on the day it came out or being able to get the latest credit card with a slew of perks. Adams even clarified to say that “it is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” Check out these fascinating facts about America that you never learned in school. 1940s
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In the 1940s, the term started becoming more common to use and to hear. It appeared in advertisements for intellectual products and services such as plays, books, and articles. 1950s and 1960
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After World War II, the American Dream was still an idea that echoed a sense of freedom and equality and not material items or wealth. It was also a phrase heard famously in 1963, during Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech when he shared that his vision was one that was “deeply rooted in the American dream.” One change that kicked off the American dream moving into the materialistic realm was the G.I. Bill that had been introduced in 1944, helping millions of veterans buy homes and get a college education. As veterans began benefitting from those opportunities, TV shows like Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy started spreading the ideas of suburban living and consumerism more than ever. Don’t miss these rare, candid photos of what life was like in the 50s.