Not enough homes for the growing population, especially for returning soldiers and their families after WW2

Law that helped veterans pay for college, job training, and homes, making it easier for soldiers to return to civilian life.

A law that built a nationwide system of highways across the United States to make travel faster and easier

A time when people have jobs, businesses grow, and the economy is strong

A social and economic group made up of people with stable jobs and enough income to afford homes, cars, and education

Communities outside of cities where many families moved after World War II, often made up of similar houses and neighborhoods

Products people buy for everyday use, such as cars, televisions, appliances, and clothing

Music that helped shape teen culture and entertainment in the 1950s

• Baby Boom

• Returning veterans

• Population growth

Housing shortage

Transportation needs

• Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill)

• Interstate Highway Act (1956)

• Economic prosperity

• Middle class

• Suburbs

• Consumer demand

Using ships to stop other ships from entering or leaving an area

A conflict in 1962 when the U.S. and Soviet Union nearly went to nuclear war

Missiles that carry nuclear bombs and can destroy entire cities

Pushing a dangerous situation to the edge of war without actually fighting