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    The 1950s saw a major economic and social transformation in America following World War II. The postwar economy boomed as America became more affluent and consumer-focused, driven by a growing middle class, government support for education and home-buying, and new technologies like television. This period also saw the rise of suburbs and car culture as well as the beginning of the civil rights movement challenging racial segregation.

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    The 1950s saw a major economic and social transformation in America following World War II. The postwar economy boomed as America became more affluent and consumer-focused, driven by a growing middle class, government support for education and home-buying, and new technologies like television. This period also saw the rise of suburbs and car culture as well as the beginning of the civil rights movement challenging racial segregation.

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    The 1950s &

    The Baby Boom


    HOW DID AMERICA EXPERIENCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
    CHANGE IN THE 1950S?

    Post-WWII America: the 1940s

    Post-WWII America: the 1950s

    The Postwar-WWII Economy

    An Affluent Society

    A Growing Economy

    The GI Bill and the Economy

    US Birthrate, 1945-1970

    Levittowns

    Car Culture

    On the Move

    On the Road

    The Sun Belt

    Amazing New Technology

    Modern Conveniences

    The Golden Age of Television

    Consumer Culture

    Vaccines

    A New Counterculture

    Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)

    African American Life in the


    1950s

    The Civil Rights Movement

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