The Affluent SocietyThe 1950's was one of the most important times in America's hisrtoy because of things and events such as the Civil Rights Movement, the invention of the TV, and the shift of people around the country.
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The TV was a new invention that mixed the ease of the radio with the excitement of the movies. They brought news and entertainment to millions of homes.
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Production lines with thousands of cars began to pop up around the country. As did roads to travel on. Thousands of miles of roads stretched across the country.
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Mass productions of houses and suburbs are a new thing of this era too. People were starting to spread out of the cities and builders had to keep up.
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