The American Dream (during the 1950s)

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Mind Map on The American Dream (during the 1950s), created by Nicholas Tasy on 08/01/2015.
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The American Dream (during the 1950s)
  1. Freedom
    1. The article itself doesn't go head first into the topic of "Freedom" itself. It mentions it in a good amount, but not throughout the entire article.
      1. The article often refers to the days of the signing of the Constitution and the ideals it is based upon.
        1. The article states that, "From our earliest days, we have been convinced that individual man not only had a right to speak his mind and to worship God in his own way, but also in line to prosper with his ability, to rise to whatever heights he was capable..."
          1. This can be translated as being successful in life.
    2. Worldwide problems
      1. Communism
        1. The article was written in 1951. Only 6 years prior, in 1945, World War II finally came to a close. In the years to follow the war's end, the Soviet Union's spread of communism throughout Russian-controlled Europe caused great concern amongst the Allies.
          1. 1951: The Korean War, ignited by communism, has been raging for almost a full year (began in 1950). Although not mentioned in the article at all, the Korean War was caused by communist-backed North Korea invading the UN-backed South. The first act of the Cold War had begun.
            1. With the Soviet Union's spread of communism in Asia, the Allied powers, particularly Great Britain and the United States, began to worry, although during World War II had already not trusted Stalin as much as each other. The fast spreading communism began to mimic that of the spread of Nazism in the 1930s. Leaders began to confer with one another on how to stop its spread before another war broke out.
              1. American soldiers during the Korea War
              2. An American G.I. comforts another during a lull in fighting during the Korean War
        2. Financial stability
          1. Financial stability in the United States and as a part of the American Dream at the time this article was written is hardly discussed, if discussed at all, in the article.
            1. It is not a big factor
          2. Connections with today's ideas of the "American Dream"
            1. The American Dream defined in the article bares resemblance to today's American Dream.
              1. The idea of Freedom
                1. The American Dream as talked about in the article and our definition of the American Dream share in common the basic idea of freedom. Freedom for all people. Freedom to whatever anyone please, practice any religion, etc., etc.
                2. Equality
                  1. The article talks about how in the Constitution, all men are said to be created equally. We today also believe this.
                  2. Success
                    1. As mentioned in the quote below, success in life has always been a huge factor when talking about the American Dream. And it still is today.
                  3. While the idea of the article mainly focuses on freedom from oppression, which at the time was communism, in today's world, communism is a very little problem, if a problem at all anymore.
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