During the 1940s and the 1950s was the time of the riches. Everyone was making money during this time.These two decades was called the Age of Affluence. People was buying things such as the new technology, cars, houses and more.This was called Consumerism; when people brought stuff that they wanted. Also during this time, this was when the most babies born. This was called Baby Boom. Many Americans were having babies because they felt as if they was financially stable. This was because the economy was going great. by the economy being so great many families believe that they need to be in the suburbs, such as Levittown. Levittown was the largest suburban area in the United States. Many American's families lived there because they were financially stable.
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