Following world war ii, america entered an age of greatly increased consumer spending which was made more intense by

A large and prosperous economy.  America’s economy remained intact and all their rationing programs began to bear fruit as the economy of the United States emerged to be strong as economic opportunities increased.  More people had jobs and high wages to buy things they could not afford in the past.

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