After the Second World War, the postwar economic boom was a period of international commercial expansion characterized by considerable economic growth and high productivity. The US experienced a lot of success after the war, which changed the lives of regular Americans, making them more comfortable than they were before. The prosperity created more leisure time, resulting in a new youth culture among adolescents who had ample time. As Industrial America changed, workers’ lives changed since most stopped producing goods and instead provided services. Most workers joined the white-collar sector as directors, tutors, sales personnel, and professional workers (Parming et al., 2019). The Government guaranteed workers an annual wage and permanent job contracts, among other benefits.
The Americans moved from the inner cities into the outskirts, where they found more affordable homes for the larger families. The newly created homes were modern, and the costs were reasonable, which enabled more people to own homes and at least possess a part of America. More businesses grew on the outskirts, and various stores made shopping more convenient. Conclusion: there was convenient parking, making it easy for customers to shop and avoid city shopping, which cut costs and time spent shopping. New expressways made the outskirts and its shops more accessible. The groups that benefitted most were whites and the middle and upper classes. The lower class was discriminated against because of their race. Farmers, for example, found it more difficult to compete because of the agricultural consolidation, and most farmers left the land.
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