PLEASE HELP ! HAVE TO WRITE AN ESSAY! a few points would even help me :)

Analyze the causes and effects of the rise of a culture of consumerism and conformity from 1946 to 1960.

I'm not writing the essay for you but here are a few points.

Explanation:

The economy stabilized and grew.

The GI Bill threw some money into the economy from the government(helped the economy start back up.)

New Jobs were made and unemployment decreased.

World War II just ended and people really wanted to buy stuff since they weren't able to for so long. They bought a lot of new stuff so consumerism grew(the thought that the more you buy the higher status you have and the richer you are.) Buying a lot of stuff also circulated the economy.

Conformity rose and Consumerism further increased through commericals.

On Edge, assuming this if where this question is form, this is what I wrote from using the documents they give you.

Explanation:

Conformity and Communism started out of the drive to try and fix the U.S economy after the events of WWII. After the war a lot of U.S economic resources went to helping Europe rehabilitate itself to financial sufficiency after what damage has been done due to the war’s aftermath on the nation, and with the declining the U.S’s own economy, there was needed to be a change to ensure a rise in financial sufficiency. Luckily due to the war, many citizens had high surplus of money saved, and with the demands and eagerness to spend their savings, many businesses expanded production which caused a rise in America’s overall producing, and caused a sense of economic prosperity in the Nation, similar to the Roaring Twenties, also similar to the roaring twenties, it has been standardized in homes that many luxurious and popularized items were in one’s home.  

The problem with this change in conformity and consumerism, is that while it did bring economic prosperity to the nation it also caused a lot of the American people to be too endorsed with these new economic norms in society, where many problems would start to show in society. Many women indulged in education, and new rights tend to neglect their housework, according to Document 5: Adlai Stevenson, commencement address to women graduates at Smith College, June 1955. Americans who gained popularity from this economic prosperity became part of many tasks and jobs of which they only got into because of their financial standing, despite their skill, and society as a whole started to neglect the problems and issues in the U.S. Things have become more about the pop culture standing, instead of actually realizing many of the problems at hand that was going on in the U.S at this time.

Though it's not perfect, IO hope this can help in answering this DBQ, Good Luck! ; )

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