2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980 AQA A Level History revision notes

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980

Part one: prosperity, inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963
Truman and Post-war America, 1945–1952
Eisenhower: tranquility and crisis, 1952–1960
John F Kennedy and the ‘New Frontier’, 1960–1963

Part two: challenges to the American Dream, 1963–1980 (A-level only)
The Johnson Presidency, 1963–1968 (A-level only)
Republican reaction: the Nixon Presidency, 1968–1974 (A-level only)
The USA after Nixon, 1974–1980 (A-level only)

They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail.

Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)