The++Baby+Boom+of+The+1950s


 * __ Baby Boom of The 1950s  __**

**The Baby Boom Generation now has power in** **America****. They have the power to influence lawmakers, manufacturers, medicine, big businesses, and even political elections. These people are known as the Baby Boomers. The Baby Boom generation began in 1946 and ended in 1964. (Jones page 12) The Baby Boom generation has had a dramatic effect on** **America****.** **The baby boom was a large group of babies born in the** **United States** **from 1946 to 1964. About 50 million births total during the same length of time before the baby boom and about 66 million on the same period after it. The baby boom was a cause of the growth of the world. The baby boom happened in past years and it will continue to happen in future years. The baby boom of 1950s had a great effect in the economy, education, and other parts of American life in the** **United States****. (Russell page 8) Even today our nation is struggling with the same issue.** **The cause of the baby boom is World War II. World War II has just begun and families brought a number of children to the world. During this time, many Americans delayed marrying and having children because of the poor economy. However, many couple’s old married ones who had delayed having children decide to have children. This caused the increase of births in the** **United States****. (Russell Page 16) When the men came back from war and decide to have children cause the population to increase. **
 * The baby boom generation was raised different socially than any other generation. Therefore, even if women were portrayed as housewives back in the 1950s and 1960s the reality is they were so much more. Parents wanted a nice peaceful place where they could raised their kids without the craziness of city life. In the future, it could be very expensive to meet the medical and retirement needs of the elderly Baby Boomers. **
 * The baby boom generation of the 1950s affected the American life not only through the economy but there lives too. The baby boom caused harm to themselves with the divorces there was, the drugs, and most of all the AIDS. This will continue in the future because now not many girls finish school they end up pregnant making the birth rate higher. **