1950s America is often portrayed as one of the most prosperous and peaceful time periods in American history, sandwiched between the sacrifice of...

There is, of
course, some truth to this portrayal, but there is also a considerable amount of glossing over
the problems that existed during this decade.

The 1950s were, without a
doubt, prosperous.  People were, for the first time since the 1920s, able to buy a lot of
consumer goods.   The GI Bill helped to move people out into suburbs where they could have their
own homes for the first time.  This sort of thing made America seem very prosperous.  The
country also...