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1 Post war America

2 Question: What were Two Ways American society changed after world War II? - Explain with details -

3 Growth in the service economy
Economic Growth ( s) Rest of the world was destroyed, America Had minimal damage WW2 sparked industry – factories continued to produced goods after the war IBM, Coke, Boeing, Ford, General Motors Mass Consumption plastics, medicine, chemicals, appliances, McDonalds, advertising Growth in the service economy

4 Social Developments – The Affluent Society Baby Boom Suburbia (2)
Gi Bill Cult of Domesticity Sun Belt Automobile Culture Interstate Highways Television Popular Music: Elvis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry

5 GI Bill education and training opportunities
loan guarantees for a home, farm, or business job-finding assistance unemployment pay of $20 per week for up to 52 weeks if the veteran couldn't find a job

6 Suburbia

7 Suburban homogeny?

8 Baby Boom

9 Cult of Domesticity

10 Sunbelt (Rustbelt)

11 Interstate Highway System

12 1950s Television

13 1950s Rock and Roll

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