LIFE IN THE 1950

BABY BOOM

• The American birthrate exploded after WW2
• 1945-1961 more than 65 million children were born in the United States.

HOUSING BOOM

• Houses were easier to buy
• GI Bill help veterans buy house

G.I. BILL

• Was a law that provide Benefits for returning WW2 veterans

LEVITTOWN

• One of the first suburbs

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ACT

• 25 billion dollars
• 10 year effort to Build 40,000 Miles

JONAS SALK

• He discovered and developed the first successful vaccine