The50s

Positives:
 * 1) Baby Boom - Population of the US grew by 30 million people.
 * 2) Huge Business Boom - Business is booming after WWII and the depression.
 * 3) Mexican Americans - They could get jobs in the US, but there pay was very low.
 * 4) Eisenhower - He kept a lot of the New Deal programs, raised minimum wage, and expanded Social Security.

Negatives:
 * 1) Racial Disgrimination - There was still segregation and racial prejudice
 * 2) No Woman's Rights - Woman could get jobs, but very few available, and women were expected to stay at home.
 * 3) TVs - People spent more time at home watching TV than going out to the movies or to see plays or musicals.