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By: Claire and Alex ||= Negative By: Jessie and Kyler ||
 * = Positive
 * Hey this is awesome there is an Economic boom after WWII || This economic situation has NOT been a blast! About 1/5 of the American population lives in poverty! ||
 * The education is so rad now! || But they're word isn't comin' from the bird! Schools and propaganda are teachin' children that the Soviet Union is the bad guy... ||
 * The population boom is making the suburbs larger; there are tons of pads there! || Yeah but those pads are poopers! Critics believe Americans are being forced to fit in with suburban lifestyles. ||
 * Did you hear about all the new cool technology. || Whatever, thats just makin' you look kooky! People don't attend movies now! They stay home and watch television!! ||
 * I am going ape bout Civil Rights being recognized! || Nah, its so not cool. There are no Woman's Rights; woman could get jobs, but very few available, and women were expected to stay at home. ||
 * -Better living standard || -Illegal immigration from Mexico was an issue and the immigrants were poorly treated ||
 * -New Weapons || -People were frightened of McCarthyism ||
 * || -Women were being tagged as houseworkers in propaganda, which many of them didn't like one bit ||
 * -Better Working Wages || -People were scared the the Soviet Union was going to drop an A-Bomb on the US ||
 * -Civil Rights being recognized || -Poets and writers protested what they thought was shallowness of American society ||
 * -Car sales exploded and public transportation became almost unheard of because it was rarely needed || -Racial Discrimination - There was still segregation and racial prejudice ||
 * -Eisenhower was elected and ended up pleasing people because he compromised to fit everyone's needs || -No Woman's Rights - Woman could get jobs, but very few available, and women were expected to stay at home. ||