Ch. 17-3 Prosperity and Consumption Consumerism- urge to acquire lots of possessions Rise of suburbs increased the amount of automobiles, TVs and homes.

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Ch Prosperity and Consumption Consumerism- urge to acquire lots of possessions Rise of suburbs increased the amount of automobiles, TVs and homes TV led to cultural uniformity

Rise of Suburbs

GI Bill- helped millions of veterans attend college Baby Boom- dramatic increase in the birthrate between (50 million babies) Led to massive consumption of goods

Suburbs Levittowns- town in NY were all the houses look the same and built at low costs Cities- minorities occupy the inner cities as whites moved to the suburbs

Levittown, NY

Recent Immigration Immigrants from Latin America and Asia began to flock to the U.S. Recent immigrants need to possess a skill (doctor, engineer, scientist etc.)

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