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

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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. 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.” introduce a national health insurance scheme - this was rejected by Republicans close Republican Party One of the two major American political parties. Republicans tend to hold a more conservative viewpoint on politics and society. in Congress close Congress The legislative body of the US government, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. and condemned by the American Medical Association as "socialised medicine" Option 39: 1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 – 2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 Thathashelpedalot,thankyou.Withthestructureofsayingitisconvincing(withevidence)thensayingitisnot,howmanytimesperextract/paragraphwouldyoudothis?2xconvincing,2xunconvincingor...?

Collection of 5 A* detailed President Johnson essay plans for the A Level AQA History The American Dream; Reality and Illusion exam.Clear structured essay plans with key evidence and evaluation, covers domestic policy foreign policy etc.• Thankyouforthestructure!iamdoingTudorstooandatthemomenti'masnervousasyouare.Ithinkwe'llbefinethough.Whichtopicareyoumoreconfidentwith? 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. Option 35: 1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 – 2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 Retreatism: to reject both the cultural goals and the means to obtain it, then find a way to escape it.Ultimately, the American Dream maintains a core set of beliefs: the right to certain freedoms that enable every individual to pursue a life of success and happiness. What success and happiness mean to one person is not necessarily what they mean to another. In the end, it is up to each American to decide what the Dream looks like to them, with the knowledge that America affords them the opportunity to pursue it freely. Familiarize students with assessing the value of primary sources through specially selected sources and extracts

Test Bank for American Government Roots and Reform by Karen O’CONNOR, Larry J.SABATO, Alixandra B.YANUS - 2014 Elections and Updates Edition Analytical timeline of key events and themes (one timeline per president, a useful classroom resource or digestible revision activity). Contains analytical prompts to help students complete (see preview image for example). Explain&Analysis-repeatthis,giveyourownknowledgethatshowwhytheargumentisnotconvincingandexplain/analyseit. Without getting into a lengthy discussion of politics, several political movements – such as the movement for the right of women to vote, as well as the civil rights movement that flourished in the 1960s – were all parts of what was shaped by and then further shaped, the American Dream.Option 2D.1: The Unification of Italy, c1830-1870; Option 2D.2: The Unification of Germany c1840- 1871

Nixonquestionwas*******s.Ispokeaboutwelfareandlinkedittothesilentmajority(fap,negativeincometaxetc),isaidhispopularitywasbecauseofthesecretplanandhisaimsofendingthewarandlastlysaidhispopularitywasingeneralverylow,givingexamplesofantiwarprotestsduringthedrawdownandthewatergateaffair(icountereditsayingwatergatehappenedlateinhispresidencyblahblah).Option 2H.1: The USA, c1920 -1955: boom, bust and the recovery; Option 2H.2: The USA 1955 -92: conformity and challenge A key element of the American dream is the belief that through hard work and perseverance, anyone can rise “from rags to riches,” becoming financially successful and socially upwardly mobile.