The Rise of American Consumerism. At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home to a country quite different from the one they had left four years earlier. ... Jobs were plentiful, wages were higher, and because of the lack of consumer goods during the war, Americans were eager to spend.
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Hey there! Here are some facts on the history of trains:
-Steam locomotive was invented in the early 1900s.
-Americas first train(steam locomotive), lost a race to a HORSE!
-Horses were Americas first 'train'.
-Now a days, people use trains for multiple reasons(transport, freight, etc.)
