The American Dream 1950's

Reading: http://goo.gl/EI4GX Essential Questions:

1. What were some causes for the baby boom?
- Some of the causes for the baby boom consisted of reuniting with their spouse, hopes of a better economy, advancement in medical care and decreasing marriage age.
2. What did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?
- Americans had to buy all sorts of things such as toys, diapers, clothes etc. in order to support all new babies. This also lead to many childeren being enrolled in elementry school.
3. How did the roles of women change in the 1950's?

- The roles of women changed in the 1950's from being glorified in ads with beautiful women dressed up to do home chores. To feeling isolated and lonely. This is not what they wanted to do anymore.
4. What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?
- American car explosion occured becaused there was alot of gasoline, which happened it to be cheap. Also through the use of advortisment, which brought attention by easy credit