Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Baby Boomers and the American Affluence, Levittowns

 Actually I learned a lot of new facts from this video, you will too! 




https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/baby-boomers-1 

Levittowns were popular because of their low cost and they could be build very fast: 
https://untappedcities.com/2020/07/31/the-controversial-history-of-levittown-americas-first-suburb/


Discuss: Why was the returning generation's fromWWII called Baby boomers? 

How did raising children change during this time? 

What was the attitude toward consumer goods? 

In your opinion, has this changed, or not? Why? 


Rachael Alice Orbach https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1581946

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