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More than 16 million Americans had served in thearmed forces during World War II. Demobilization, thedismantling ofthe huge United States war machine, wasa daunting task, somewhat like trying to reverse the directionofa river's flow.

• gross national product total value of a countrys goods and services
• -1940 $100billion
• -1950$300billion

• average factory workers salary
• -1950 $3,302.00
• -1960 $5,352.00

is the amount of income earned taking into account an increase in prices

is money to buy what people want and need

• 87% of families owned at least 1 TV set
• fast growing industry
• became an art form

• In addition to educational benefits, the GI Bill offered low-interest mortgages to veterans who wanted to purchase homes.The GI Bill allowed millions of Americans to achieve a standard of living that was generally better than that of their parents.
• -College buildings(more people going to school)
• -Educational Benefits (assisting veterans to pay for school)
• -Low interest mortagages
• -home owners
• 1940 44%
• 1950 62%

firms that have holdings in a variety of unrelated industries

white collar jobs people try to climb the corporate ladder

• mechanics, repair men,(blue collar)
• farms became big businesses

• america starts to become fast pace, tourism went up
• 58 million cars sold

drivethrough resteraunts, drive in movies, be part of country club if you are in corporate ladder

build highways roads, have traffic be smoother opens tourism and stores

GI bill and automobile growth, highways

migration from cities to suburbs they moved to get away from racism

wasn't documented segregation it just happened

5-6 years war people didn't do anything when they came back they get back to the business of having families which happens and population exploded 17.83 million americans born during this time a new baby was born every 7 seconds

needed to produce more when babies needed diapers, college/need shools

built new school every 7 days in california

children were the main part of our society so lots of toys clothes and TV shows made for them

creates a vaccine for polio open to the public on april 1955

urges mothers to create a warm and trusting atmosphere for their children so they can grow into happy well adjusted adults women agreed that they should stay home

so veterans could have their jobs

• larger families => more space, escape dirt and crime, more land and nature, GI bill , highways made commute easier, prejudices against african and hispanic americans
• GI bill+ gave low interest loans

The Levitt family began and perfected their home construction techniquesduring World War II with contracts to build housing for the military on the East Coast. Following the war, they began to build subdivisions for returning veterans and their families. Their first major subdivision was in the community of Roslyn on Long Island which consisted of 2,250 homes. After Roslyn, they decided to set their sights on bigger and better things.he potato fields located 25 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island was named Levittown, and the Levitts began to build a huge suburb. The new development ultimately consisted of 17,400 homes and 82,000 people.

built 10600 homes in 3 years, all homes cost 7,990

it said the US is ging to oppose communism anywhere in the world

everybody's equal the gov. regulates everything

looking for communists and taking them out