The Historical Evolution of the American Dream

300 years ago, when British immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean in Mayflower to Maryland in search of a "pure land" where Puritans could live, the "American Dream" began to sprout quietly-the United States gave everyone in the world equal opportunities, and their dreams could be realized as long as they worked hard.

However, in general, the "American Dream" contains several elements: the United States provides everyone with opportunities for success; Success depends on one's own talent and hard work, not family background; Everyone has equal rights; Everyone has the freedom of belief. 18~ 19 in Europe, the nobility has not yet withdrawn from the historical stage, the social hierarchy is strict, the wealth distribution is unfair, and religious discrimination is serious ... Montesquieu, Descartes and other pioneers of the Enlightenment began to praise the magical land of the United States, which also ignited the "American dream" of the disadvantaged groups.

/kloc-immigrants who came to the United States in the 0 th and 8 th centuries are all vulnerable people in Europe, the most typical of which are Puritans in Britain and bankrupt small farmers in Germany. They came to the United States during the colonial period, and their demands for political equality were particularly strong, and they spontaneously practiced democracy. Thus, "equal rights" has become a connotation of the "American Dream".

"Everyone can succeed" is because the early United States is vast and sparsely populated, and immigrants can get large tracts of fertile land. At that time, the United States was still dominated by agricultural economy, and land meant wealth and success. With the discovery of many gold mines in the western United States at the end of 18 and the beginning of 19, some lucky people began to get rich overnight because of gold digging. The legend of this wave of "gold rush" promoted the wave of emigration to the west, and also painted the "American Dream" with a strong gold color.

However, behind this "dream" is also a bloody history: the vast land of European immigrants is a "no man's land" obtained by slaughtering millions of Indians; The cultivators of high-yield farmland are mostly slaves plundered from Africa; The laborers who went to the West to dig gold were China coolies mixed with blood and tears.

The early "American Dream" was more the dream of European immigrants. Many people in contemporary American history circles are also facing up to and reflecting on this history, which is the unfair side of the "American Dream". Around the Civil War, the United States began to industrialize. Immigrants from Europe are more likely to enter new york, Chicago, Detroit and other newly industrialized cities. Since then, the "American Dream" has taken on a new meaning.

During this period, many industrial and commercial giants were struggling to start a business. For example, Edison, who founded the General Electric Company by personal invention, Rockefeller, who exploited oil, Morgan, who was engaged in banking, and Ford, who invented the automobile production line. Their common feature is: they started from scratch, but eventually they built their own huge career through hard work and became legends.

In the information age of 2 1 century, Steve Jobs, the father of Apple, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Jerry Yang of Yahoo and the three founders of Google became the new idols of the "American Dream". With their own wisdom, they accumulated tens of billions of dollars of huge assets at a young age. Their living stories seem to show that as long as they are smart and talented, they can also succeed in America. Investing in the United States is another way for many people to realize the American dream. According to statistics, tens of thousands of people from China immigrate to the United States through investment every year, and the United States only needs 500,000 dollars to immigrate to the United States. It is the easiest way to realize the American dream with minimum requirements.

The American Dream, the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco is a good example. Marriott Hotel in San Francisco is the fourth investment immigration project, and the previous reviews are good. Therefore, this investment immigration project has high security and the success rate of getting a green card in the United States is also high. It can be said that it is a relatively easy way to realize the American dream.