Post-War America

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Law Passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education

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GI Bill of Rights

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Residential areas surrounding a city

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Suburbs

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An independently owned retail outlet of a larger company

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Franchise business

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Cars, able to move out of the cities

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1950s suburbs

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A cohort of individuals born in the United States between 1946 and 1964

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Baby Boom

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Developed polio vaccine

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Dr. Jonas Salk

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After the war there was a baby boom causing most women to go back to being the housewife and taking care of the kids.

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Women's roles in the 1950s

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Increase in activities such as boating, fishing, golfing, etc.

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Leisure time in 1950s

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Owning a car was needed to live in the suburbs, cars became more affordable

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1950s suburbs

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Eisenhower's 1956 Interstate and Defense Highways Act was the largest public works program in American history

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Interstate and Defense Highways Act