America After WW2

Question 1

What was the American Dream?

Answer 1

the idea that anyone could succeed through hard work

Question 2

What is consumerism?

Answer 2

• post-war America saw an era of consumerism - the concept that the ever-expanding consumption of goods benefits the economy
• a powerful advertising industry ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes persuaded people to spend money

Question 3

What goods were sold at the time of the American Dream?

Answer 3

• by the end of the 11950s, nine out of every ten US households had a television, eight had a car and a telephone and seven had a washing machine
• America was supplying the world with 65 per cent of its manufactured goods

Question 4

What was built during the American Dream?

Answer 4

huge shopping centres that sold all sorts of goods were built