What the American Dream looked like the decade you were born
Frances Carruthers
22 July 2024
How the American Dream has changed
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1940s: Rebuilding the nation
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1940s: Rebuilding the nation
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1940s: Rebuilding the nation
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1940s: Rebuilding the nation
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1940s: Rebuilding the nation
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1950s: Postwar prosperity
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1950s: Postwar prosperity
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1950s: Postwar prosperity
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1950s: Postwar prosperity
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1950s: Postwar prosperity
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1960s: Making the dream available to all
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1960s: Making the dream available to all
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1960s: Making the dream available to all
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1960s: Making the dream available to all
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1960s: Making the dream available to all
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1970s: Personal wealth and progress
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1970s: Personal wealth and progress
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1970s: Personal wealth and progress
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1970s: Personal wealth and progress
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1980s: An age of excess
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1980s: An age of excess
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1980s: An age of excess
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1980s: An age of excess
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1990s: Transformed by technology
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1990s: Transformed by technology
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1990s: Transformed by technology
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1990s: Transformed by technology
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1990s: Transformed by technology
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2000s: Changing hopes and aspirations
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2000s: Changing hopes and aspirations
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2000s: Changing hopes and aspirations
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2000s: Changing hopes and aspirations
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Today: No single American Dream?
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Today: No single American Dream?
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Today: No single American Dream?
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Today: No single American Dream?
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