"Life in the 1950s"
Introduction In this chapter you read about the continuation of the Cold War, new technology such as the television, the growth of the suburbs, and the baby boom. But what were the 1950s really like? Have you ever heard of Burma Shave? What about Howdy Doody? Or Silly Putty? How much did things cost in the 1950s? One historian has called it the crucial decade. What do you think?
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