Baby Boom Research Paper

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One aspect of the 1950s prosperity was the baby boom. The Baby Boom was an all-time birth rate following World War II; about 4 million babies were born during this time. Because soldiers returning home from the war were weary of adventure and wished to settle down into family life with their sweethearts, they got married early and had relatively large families, causing a trend that lasted more than two decades. “From the 1940s through the early 1960s, Americans married at a higher rate than at a younger age than did their European counterparts.” (May,2) The war provided job opportunities, and the U.S. government invested in education, which meant more resources were available to support families, and the economy was expanding. “After the war,