Society is ever changing, always adapting to survive the latest current event. After World War II came to an end, in nineteen forty-five, major changes occurred in everyday life for American citizens. Soldiers came back home from the war to shrinking jobs due to the fact that, America’s factories began to shut down building war machines and equipment. In addition, many women decided to keep working outside the home, no longer content with the role of a housewife. Thus creating more job competition for the men. Large portions of city dwellers moved outside major cities, creating suburbs, hence the rise in the need for transportation. The age of the automobile was on the horizon. However, racial tensions and a new generation of youth seeking peace by means of demonstrations and a defiance of authority would soon shatter the peace of this new domestic urban life.
First the nation had to deal with the loss of jobs and opportunity for the veterans. Realizing that the country’s industry and the workforce has now changed; the soldiers did not have the skills or training to meet the demands of these new vocations. The …show more content…
The large urban grown around the fringes of the cities were called suburbanization. The pollution caused by the factories inside the city and the amount of traffic pushed families to move outside the city limit and settle into housing developments. Suburbs were a large appeal to families for many reasons, including, larger houses for a cheaper price as well as a cheaper tax and a commutable distance from home to work in the city. The low prices appealed to the middle class and lower class, as well as veterans due to the G.I bill. With the large push towards families moving to the suburbs, there was also a large push in getting an automobile by the government and car dealerships. The government supported infrastructure improvements on highways and roads to encourage car