2. World War Two ended finally in the
summer of nineteen forty-five. Life in
the United States began to return to
normal. Soldiers began to come home
and find peacetime jobs
Industry stopped producing war
equipment and began to produce
goods that made peacetime life
pleasant. The American economy was
stronger than ever.
3. •They wanted something better. And
many people were earning enough
money to look for a better life.
•Many Americans were not satisfied
with their old ways of life.
•They wanted something better. And
many people were earning enough
money to look for a better life.
•Millions of them moved out of cities
and small towns to buy newly-built
homes in the suburbs. Our program
today will look at the growth of suburbs
and other changes in the American
population in the years after World War
Two.
Some major changes began to take place in the American population:
4. The population in the U.S.A.
In 1800
•4 million people
In 1900
•63 million people
In 1950
•150 million people
5. Many of the new parents moved to homes in the new suburbs.
A businessman would buy the land and build houses on it. Young families
would buy the houses with money that they borrowed from local banks.
6. The boom in births
In 1800
1-10 children
In 1900
3-4 children
In 1936
Only 2 children
In 1950
2-4 children
7. • Latin America
• Asia
• Southern European
• Eastern European
Immigrants
