Happy+Days?

• After the war, the economy boomed and the United States were out of the Great Depression  • More businesses were building their products and more people were buying goods and could buy more because during World War II a lot of money was saved up  • There was a baby boom after the war because more people began to settle down  • After World War II, doctors began to use antibiotics more often in the treatment of disease  • Polio wasn't much of a fear anymore  • The media, sports, and entertainment  • Medical innovations  • Technology innovations  • <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Housing boom <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-text-raise: -1.0pt; position: relative; top: 1.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-text-raise: -1.0pt; position: relative; top: 1.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> **Negatives**
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• Although the baby boom was good, it over populated cities. • There was a lot of competition for jobs • The cold war had a toll on our economy • People were scared of spies and espionage and things like The Red Scare • World war II was over but the cold war and other wars like Korea and Vietnam began • Communism is spreading through Europe and Asia like wildfire