The period following World War II saw increased prosperity for many Americans.
The G.I. Bill offered returning World War II veterans important benefits that had a great impact on socioeconomic changes in the post-war era.
The post-war economic prosperity resulted in much higher birth rates and pushed many women back into the domestic sphere; this coincided with an increase in organized religion.
After 1945, new technologies resulted in revolutionary changes in agriculture, space industry, and medical sciences.
The post-World War II growth of the American suburbs was facilitated by the development of zoning laws, redlining, and numerous innovations in transport and contributed to major segregation trends and decline of inner city neighborhoods.