New technologies had been invented since WWII (new cars, new electronics...)
By 1952 the US was manufacturing over 65% of the worlds manufactured goods
Housing Industry increased
Suburbs expanded even larger
US population increased by 28 million people in between 1950 and 1960
Workers wages increased
International telephone/telegram
Increased jobs
More schools, therefore higher education
Largest period of retail spending in US history
Television
Americans were buying much more products like : bought frozen dinners, plastic items, dishwashers, garbage disposals, washing machines, automatic dryers, high fidelity record players, power lawn movers, synthetic fiber clothing and fabrics, and much more
Doctors started to use more antibiotics and vaccines
Vaccines were made in order to fight polio
New military missiles were invented, and much more weaponry
Scientists started to develop satellites
The US launched their satellite, and put much money into the Space Program, pushing America in the lead of the space race once again
Many returning war veterans were able to go to college
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Communism was spreading in Europe
China became a communist country
Soviet Union started testing nuclear weapons
All of this American prosperity left out many Americans, specifically African Americans.
Polio became more common
Russians launched sputnik, putting them in the lead in the "space race"
There was trouble providing returning soldiers with supplies
- Economy had turned around since WWII
- New technologies had been invented since WWII (new cars, new electronics...)
- By 1952 the US was manufacturing over 65% of the worlds manufactured goods
- Housing Industry increased
- Suburbs expanded even larger
- US population increased by 28 million people in between 1950 and 1960
- Workers wages increased
- International telephone/telegram
- Increased jobs
- More schools, therefore higher education
- Largest period of retail spending in US history
- Television
- Americans were buying much more products like : bought frozen dinners, plastic items, dishwashers, garbage disposals, washing machines, automatic dryers, high fidelity record players, power lawn movers, synthetic fiber clothing and fabrics, and much more
- Doctors started to use more antibiotics and vaccines
- Vaccines were made in order to fight polio
- New military missiles were invented, and much more weaponry
- Scientists started to develop satellites
- The US launched their satellite, and put much money into the Space Program, pushing America in the lead of the space race once again
- Many returning war veterans were able to go to college
*- Communism was spreading in Europe
- China became a communist country
- Soviet Union started testing nuclear weapons
- All of this American prosperity left out many Americans, specifically African Americans.
- Polio became more common
- Russians launched sputnik, putting them in the lead in the "space race"
- There was trouble providing returning soldiers with supplies
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