Oxford AQA History for A Level: The American Dream: Reality and Illusion 1945-1980 (Oxford A Level History for AQA)

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Twenty other Breadth and Depth History titles are available in this series - visit www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/aqahistory to find out more Stability chart, that students can use to look at how politically stable each president’s administration was over time. American writer and historian James Truslow Adams best captured the definition of the American Dream: “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement,” with neither social class nor the circumstances surrounding their birth being a barrier to success.

In its earliest years, the dream was centered around the lure of westward expansion and frontier life within the U.S. In 1774, Virginia’s Governor, John Murray, said that most Americans were constantly imagining that “the Lands further off are still better than those upon which they are already settled.” He also noted the constant dissatisfaction and desire for even more and even better when he said, “If they attained Paradise, they would move on if they heard of a better place farther west.” I'mprobablymoreconfidentintheAmericanDreamasmyteacherhasbeenmorehelp,whereasTudormyteachersrarelyturnedupsoIhavetaughtmyselfmostofthecontent,soI'munsureifI'veevenlearntitinenoughdetail!Whataboutyou?DoyouhaveanygenericstructuresfortheTudoressayquestionsatall?Haveyouanypredictionsforwhatmightcomeupforeitherexams? CananyonesendanyusefuldocumentsorfilesonansweringtheexamquestionsfortheAmericanDreamspecificationplease? Retaining well-loved features, this book covers in depth the challenges faced by the USA at home and abroad as it emerged from the Second World War as a superpower. It focuses on key concepts such as American identity, anti-communism and ethnic identities, and covers events and developments with precision. The American Dream is associated with a sequence of life events for an individuals, aspects such as getting a degree, a job and getting married.The American Dream is rooted in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. That document, created by America’s founding fathers, says two key things that are largely responsible for shaping what the classic American Dream is. The declaration says that “all men are created equal” and that each man/woman has the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It’s time to start preparing for your exams and it’s never been easier with School History. We’ve got hundreds of past papers that are easy to use, come with mark schemes, and are specifically tailored to each specific examination board, so you can get the most from your revision time and enter your examination feeling confident and fully prepared. The American Dream was also significantly shaped and perpetuated by the discovery of gold in the 19 th century. The 1849 discovery in California drew in hundreds of thousands of men believing that they, too, could pan a fortune overnight. While most did not, and in fact, many men spent their families’ entire savings to find nothing, several men did become rich in a matter of days. While it has changed through many years and different political and economic circumstances within the country, the belief that personal success is possible for anyone to attain is a dream that still motivates Americans today. Philip Bourgeois (1996) In search of respect shows us that some of the most despised criminals have actually internalised Merton’s success goals. Withreferencetothesesourcesandyourunderstandingofthehistoricalcontext,assessthevalueofthesethreesourcestoanhistorianstudyingJohnson’sGreatSociety.[30 marks]

Merton argued that the cultural system of the USA was built on the ‘American Dream’ – a set of meritocratic principles which assured the American public that equality of opportunity was available to all, regardless of class, gender or ethnicity. The answer is simple: preparedness. As a A Level student, exams become an important part of your assessment criteria and preparation for A-levels. The use and importance of past papers, therefore, cannot be over-emphasised. Option 2A.1: Anglo Saxon England and the Anglo- Norman Kingdoms; Option 2A.2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry 11, 1154 -89 Retreatism: to reject both the cultural goals and the means to obtain it, then find a way to escape it.

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