Essay Archive - How the 60's Changed Our Lives
How the 60's Changed Our Lives
When the soldiers returned from WWII, they returned to a country
that was flourishing again. The Great Depression had finally come to an end,
and the economy was back where it should be. "Leave it to Beaver" may have
been somewhat stereotypical, but it still remains a fairly accurate
portrayal of the average life in the post-war decade. Plenty of jobs for
the men, and plenty of housework for the women. Life was easy, so people
did what they did best, they reproduced. Because of the medical and
technological breakthroughs, the infant mortality rate was greatly ....
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