AP U.S. History / Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

8.4 Economy After 1945

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Notes

Postwar prosperity: the GI Bill, the baby boom, suburban growth (Levittown), the Interstate Highway Act (1956), growth of the Sun Belt, and the military-industrial complex.

Practice

The GI Bill gave veterans:

The Interstate Highway Act encouraged:

Eisenhower warned about the growing influence of the:

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