Zusammenfassung der Ressource
American Dream
- Then
- beliefs and values
- freedom
- freest society, all people are equal
- individualism
- mobility, optimism, flexibility
- chance
to succes
- progress
- ''Nation with a mission''
- hard work
- good self-discipline
- patriotism
- proud to be an American
- historical events
- Declaration of Independence (1776)
- every citizen
has a right to
life , liberty and
the pursuit of
happiness
- Revolutionary War (1776-1783)
- Americans
start to settle
the North
American
continent
(1776-1783)
- women get the right to vote (1920)
- Now
- big gap between rich and poor
- rich class
- middle class
- underclass
- affirmative action
- supporting blacks and single parents to get work and education
- no classless society, succes-oriented
- unfair chances to get succes
- ambition to succeed
- African-American
- prosperous black middle class, impoverished underclass
- Mexican-American
- illegal, cheap workers
- Asian-American
- qualified professionals
- ''melting pot of nations''
- ''salad bowl''