The American Dream 1950's

1. What were some causes for the baby boom?
- decreasing marriage age
- desirability of large  families
- confidence in continued economic prosperity
- advances in medicine

2. What did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?
- more toy makers
- more schools
- more teachers

3. How did the roles of women change in the 1950's?
- They took payinng jobs outside of home, and went to college

4. What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?
- a lot of gas that was cheap
- easy credit to get cars
- extensive advertising
- transportation
-creation of the highway


                 
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