This document provides an overview of the economic boom that occurred in the United States after World War II. It discusses factors that contributed to the economic growth, such as war savings giving people money to spend and women entering the workforce. Programs like the GI Bill and growth of the suburbs also supported economic recovery. The postwar period saw rising standards of living, consumerism, and cultural changes like the emergence of rock music and the teenager subculture. However, it was also a time of social tensions regarding civil rights.