Happy+Days?



**__Positives of the 1950's__** -more Americans were getting married and having children -because of the great increase in suburban living, new shopping malls and movie theaters were built, which led to greater consumption -President Eisenhower passed the Highway Act of 1956 -many superstars like Willie Mays, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe became role models for young kids -new household items led to greater happiness in the american society

**__Negatives of the 1950's__** -about 1 of 5 Americans were in poverty -many people crossed the Mexican-American border illegally -John F Kennedy claimed that life under Eisenhower rule was too boring