1. Turn to page 5 in handout, “What statistics stand out to you?”
** Handout, “1950’s America”

2. 1950’s American Prosperity
97% of eligible people for marriage were married
90% of Americans owned refrigerators, and 3/4 had washing machines, telephones, and vacuum cleaners
U.S. owned 80% of the world’s electrical goods
U.S. produced 40% of world’s electricity, 60% of its oil, and 66% of its steel

3. 1950’s American Prosperity
Average American ate 50% more food than the Average European
U.S. population, 5% of world’s population had more wealth than rest of world
2/3’s of the world’s productive capacity
From 1940 to 1955, average American incomes tripled