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Ch. 17-3 Prosperity and Consumption Consumerism- urge to acquire lots of possessions Rise of suburbs increased the amount of automobiles, TVs and homes.

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1 Ch. 17-3 Prosperity and Consumption Consumerism- urge to acquire lots of possessions Rise of suburbs increased the amount of automobiles, TVs and homes TV led to cultural uniformity

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3 Rise of Suburbs

4 GI Bill- helped millions of veterans attend college Baby Boom- dramatic increase in the birthrate between 1946- 1964 (50 million babies) Led to massive consumption of goods

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6 Suburbs Levittowns- town in NY were all the houses look the same and built at low costs Cities- minorities occupy the inner cities as whites moved to the suburbs

7 Levittown, NY

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9 Recent Immigration Immigrants from Latin America and Asia began to flock to the U.S. Recent immigrants need to possess a skill (doctor, engineer, scientist etc.)

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