ut beeps every few seconds. This was very surprising to the US. They did not think that the Soviets had the knowledge of anything as complicated as a satellite. As a result of the launch of Sputnik the US began to put greater emphasis on science and engineering in education. They also began to try extra hard to develop space technology. Thus the space race had begun.The American Dream of the 1950s involved achieving and expanding upon the success ofprevious generations. This is shown in all of the things mentioned. Cars for example show how much of a success previous generations were at creating machines. In the 50s however people made these cars better and equipped them with newly developed technology. This was the progressive spirit that the 1950s had. People had the spirit to expand to new areas. The introduction of the interstate system allowed for easy expansion and growth. People began to move away from the norms that the 30s and 40s had set. They began to live the ways that they wanted and they would not let things such as technology restrict them. This is how the 1950s played out the American Dream....
