1. What were some causes for the baby boom?
As soldiers returned from World War II and settled into family life.
Contributing to the size of the baby-boom generation were many factors, including: reunion of husbands and wives after the war, decreasing marriage age, desirability of large families, confidence in continued economic prosperity, and advances in medicine.
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2. What did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?
open new elementary schools for the new children
3. How did roles of women changed in the 1950’s?
the role of homemaker and mother was glorified in popular magazines, movies, and TV programs.
4. What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?
abundance of both imported and domestically-produced petroleum—the raw material from which gasoline is made—led to inexpensive, plentiful gasoline for consumers.
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