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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trated their workers fairly
They could move people up to higher ranks, and make laws.
People had the most power due to the government being afraid they would have too much power (the reason why they left in the first place).