Changing NATION HOW AMERICAN SOCIETY HAS EVOLVED SINCE WWII
WOMEN
1950s Long dresses
FASHION.
MEN
2000s Shorter dresses
GREAT MIGRATION. The 1950s were a restless time in American society as mass amounts of people moved from cities to suburbs and from the densely populated northeastern U.S. to states west and south.
1950s Matching suits and ties
2000s Business casual, shirt and pants
In the 1950s:
California’s population grew by
49%
Florida’s population grew by
79%
Source: Schmoop.com
GROWING PAINS. 2015
321,231,885 (and counting!)
1950
150,697,361 In the United States, on average, there is:
One birth every 8 seconds
One death every 13 seconds Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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S P E C T R U M R E T I R E M E N T. CO M
2011
AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY IN:
$39,000
1955
$4,000 Percentage of population in U.S. over 25 with high school diploma or higher 1950 2010
White
African American
White
African American
36.4% 92.1%
13.7%
84.7%
Source: Visually.com
US POPULATION IN:
EDUCATION.