The sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following WWII. This was due to soldiers returning from WWII and becoming settled again into family life. The baby boom had a tremendous impact on child care, American economy, and the education system.
2. Dr. Jonas Salk
Dr. Jonas Stalk developed a medicine for polio. In the 1950s polio was one of the most feared diseases but thanks to the vaccine, which was extremely effective, the number of people afflicted with the disease tremendously decreased.
3. Interstate Highway System
The Interstate Highway System was built to link major cities with schools, shopping centers, workplaces, and the residential suburbs. They encouraged the development of new suburbs father from cities. They also made high-speed, long-haul trucking possible and the system of highways also helped unify and homogenize the nation.
4. Franchise
A business that has bought the right to use a parent company's name and methods, thus becoming one of a number of similar businesses in various locations. This type of business expansion became immensely popular especially with fast-food restaurants.
5. In a paragraph, describe in detail how Americans spent their leisure time in the 1950s
Since Americans had labor-saving machines they could invest more time in leisure. There were a number of ways they spent their time. On immensely popular recreational activity was through sports. People participated int sports such as fishing, bowling, hunting, boating, and golf while others watched on tv or attended baseball, basketball, and football games. Americans also began reading everything from religion to cooking to do-it-yourself books. They enjoyed mystery, romance,and fiction novels. Magazines and comic books also became extremely popular amongst the public.
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