After WW2 everything was incredibly cheap and there were jobs everywhere, everyone had lots of money and there was large consumerism (people buying lots of things).
if you want more information look up 1950s, theres lots of information about the growth of wealth after WW2 out there.
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The United States led the assault on the Japanese and German aggression in the world. We were part of the union of the free world that destroyed both the Japanese and Germans during WW2
When the men came home from the war they had the GI bill to go to school and to get home loans, so many did just that. They built new factories, became doctors, teachers, lawyers, and invented new...
After World War 2 and the Korean War Americans had a good economy. They also had many new inventions to enjoy. They began to buy new cars, new houses, radios/hi fidelity units, televisions, some...