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The Post-War Economy

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consumerism
economy benefits from an ever-expanding consumption of goods
manufacturing
making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery
boom
to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously, as a business or city
automobile
A passenger vehicle whose industry grew rapidly in post-war America
gross national product
monetary value of all goods and services produced nationally in one year
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aviation
aircraft industry which grew rapidly in post-war America
electronics
science of electricity, grew rapidly in post-war America
military industrial complex
network of a nation's military force plus supporting industries
International Monetary Fund
specialized financial agency of the United Nations
World Bank
international bank established by UN in 1944, often grants loans
productivity
having the power of producing generative; creative.
agriculture
science, art of cultivating land and raising livestock; farming
white collar
non-manual labor work; held by majority of U.S. workers by 1956
labor union
organization of salaried employees for mutual aid and protection
suburb
district immediately outside a city or town; smaller residential community

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