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What effects did America’s prosperity have on the way life of different social groups in US society?
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What effects did America's prosperity have on the way life of different social groups in US society? In 1950 there were 23 600 000 home owners, the average wage of a factory worker was $55.83 a day and the gross income per head of the population was £7000 sterling. This was higher than any country in Europe. Consequently, for most white Americans the 1950s were a time of prosperity. Because of this the lives of most Americans changed. Many Americans moved into the rapidly growing suburbs. Roosevelt's 'New Deal' had provided long-term low interest rate mortgages. This meant more and more families were able to buy their own homes. This number was dramatically increased when Mr. Levitt started making flat-pack houses that were transported on the back of lorries. These houses made up mile upon mile of identical streets. Not only were these houses identical but the lives of the people...
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