Prosperous Economy After WW2 Flashcards
0
Q
What was the new way of spending money?
A
On credit
1
Q
What did businesses and factories start producing instead of wartime goods?
A
Consumer goods
2
Q
What did the workforce shift back to after WW2?
A
Mostly men
3
Q
What happened to women after the men came home?
A
They became housewives again.
4
Q
What emerged and became more powerful giving workers new benefits and higher salaries?
A
Labor unions
5
Q
What did women do as economic prosperity continued?
A
They got bored as housewives and started to re-enter the labor force in large numbers.
