Origins of the Dream
This historian made the idea of the American Dream famous in 1931.
Who is James Truslow Adams?
Millions of immigrants fled poverty, rigid class systems, or this, hoping for a better life in the U.S.
What is political oppression?
Rows of colorful houses in these areas symbolized the Dream during the 1950s.
What are the suburbs?
ICE increased these in workplaces, leading to fear among immigrant families.
What are raids and arrests?
Today, some still see the American Dream as a symbol of these two things.
What are freedom and opportunity?
Adams described the Dream as a land where life should be “better and richer and fuller for everyone.”
What is the American Dream?
America was described as a place where ambition mattered more than this.
What is ancestry?
Families were proud of owning their first one of these—a symbol of upward mobility.
What is a new car?
This 2018 policy led to thousands of children being separated from their parents at the border.
What is the zero-tolerance policy?
For some immigrants, the Dream feels harder to reach due to fear, uncertainty, and these.
What are shifting policies?
According to the text, stepping into America felt like this—a chance to start fresh and shape your future.
What is a giant reset button / fresh start?
The Dream has always been closely tied to this group of people arriving in the U.S.
Who are immigrants?
This type of degree became a powerful ticket to success in the mid-20th century.
What is a college degree?
Trump attempted to end this program protecting undocumented youth.
What is DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)?
The text says the Dream is not just a promise; it’s this.
What is a conversation about what kind of country America chooses to be?
The American Dream promises that these two things—your past and your ancestry—should not limit your future.
What are your past and your ancestry?
These three success stories mentioned in the text began with families arriving in the U.S. with little hope.
Who are Andrew Carnegie, Levi Strauss, and Madeleine Albright?
The 1950s Dream promised that each generation should live how compared to the previous one?
What is better?
Critics said Trump’s immigration policies clashed with this core idea of America.
What is the idea that America is a place of new beginnings / the American Dream?
Families affected by ICE arrests often worried about being detained doing this everyday activity.
What is going to work?
The text says the Dream is more than a slogan; it is this.
What is a promise of opportunity through hard work and determination?
Under Trump, this agency expanded workplace raids and arrests, creating fear for many families.
What is ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)?
Three elements of the 1950s version of the Dream were homeownership, stability, and this upward movement.
What is upward mobility?
Supporters of Trump’s policies argued that stronger enforcement was necessary for these two reasons.
What are national security and border control?
According to the text, the American Dream looks different depending on this.
What is who you ask / personal perspective?