The_Conformity_Of_The_1950s

The Conformity Of The 1950s The American culture became characteristics of conformity, inexpensive but relatively luxurious living lifestyles, and decent starts for young couples, which led to an extenuating birthrate. People began to make a run for the suburbs, finally leaving the overwhelming city life. This was, however, a detriment for those of the lower class who were prisoners of the cities living in virtually a “closed-society” to where there was nary an exit. Americans prospered heavily from 1945 to 1960. Fears of seeing the light of another depression rarely surfaced, with exception for 1949, 1953 and a steep one in both 1957 and 1958, but finally diminishing altogether going into the 60s. With the end of World War II began the Americans need for material goods, which had been a scarcity during the war years. Post-war brought soldiers home and allowed them to buy the automobiles they had talked about all the while overseas. Americans continued to prosper on through the 50s and well into the 60s from the help of the Marshall plan and other foreign aid programs that revved up heavy exporting. Both the Korean War and the never-ending Cold War helped keep society, american, war, america, one, americans, years, religion, make, during, conformity, both, began, became, while, way, time, terribly, sense, programs, point, people, lost, living, lime-green, individualists, increasing, importance, however, going, finally, failure, example, everything, every