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Mongomery G.I. Bill
This bill allowed returning verterans low cost mortgage, loans to start business and cash to go to school and help with living expenses. -
Baby Boom
Baby Boom was from 1946-1964 With all the men coming home from war, there were many babies being born. The benefit from this economically was that is increased the number of consumers. -
The Employment Act of 1946
An act of legislation that charged the governement with the responsibility of having stable labor available -
Taft Hartley Act of 1947
This helped fight slave labor. It let the president appoint a group of people to watch over the union. That way the health and safety of laborers were protected -
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
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Automobile Growth
The automobile industry successfully converted back to producing cars, and new industries such as aviation and electronics grew by leaps and bounds -
American Trade Deficit
oil prices were higher and competition from trading partners, trade deficits went high and by the end of 1970's it was up to $30 billion per year -
Sun Belt
Development of the sunbelt increased agriculture and farming technologies