The making of a nation - The American Dream

What does “The American Dream” mean?

• Native Americans can only dream about prosperity and succeeding

• Hard work leads to success and prosperity

• Only people born into wealth can succeed

• The dream of Martin Luther King Jr. about racial equality

Who made the American Dream famous with his 1931 definition?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Truslow Adams

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following is NOT a traditional belief about the American Dream?

• Freedom of choice

• Social mobility

• Guaranteed wealth

• Hard work leads to success

What is the American Dream?

• A better, richer and fuller life

• A better and more expensive life

• A harder life without opportunities

• A better, fuller and poorer life

Concepts of the American Dream are…

 

• The economic dream of success and prosperity

• The social dream of equality and opportunity

• The political dream of justice and democracy

• The personal dream of freedom and self realisation

           When did Thomas Jefferson write that Americans were born with the inalienable rights to „life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.“?

 

• 1509

• 1865

• Yesterday

• 1776

Which of the following best defines the American Dream (1931 version)?

• The idea that everyone gets free education

• The belief in upward social mobility through hard work

• Equal distribution of wealth

• Guaranteed job security for all citizens

Sort the following phrases into positive or critical views of the American Dream.

 

Groups:

(a) positive

,

(b) critical

• • Upward social mobility through effort

• illusion for many minorities

• access limited by inequality

• freedom an opportunity for all