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There was a baby boom in the US after World War II because of all the soldiers coming home to their wives. There were more men around so more women got pregnant.

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When did the Great Depression end?

The Great Depression of the 1930's ended when the U.S entered World War II. Entering war helps get out of an economic depression because it takes men out of the work force and puts them in the military, causing the rest of the U.S to enter the job market. Then they mass produce many products which causes the economy to boom.


How did the baby boom happen?

During the Great Depression, the birthrate went down drastically b/c people could not afford to have babies. When WW2 began, it ended the depression and an economic boom began. As an effect, the birthrate shot up because people were prospering and could once again afford to have and take care of babies. The baby boom did not actually begin before the end of WW II. In the western world, the birth rate was in decline during the Great Depression and it remained quite low until the single men/women of the armed forces returned to civilian life and took spouses. The " Baby Boom " is generally regarded as the period from late 1946 to the early 60's -- a time of economic recovery that moved into unparalleled prosperity by the mid- '50s. That period coincided with the prime fertility years of those returning war veterans.


What disease hit the US after World War II?

World War 2 diseases I am not familiar with, but the Spanish flu was an epidemic around the world at the end of World War 1.


How many Latino Americans died in World War II?

Latino Americans fought in every major battle in which the United States was involved during World War II. The National World War II Museum estimates that between 250,000 and 500,000 Latinos served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the war. According to Senator Robert Menendez, more than 9,000 Latinos died in World War II. However, the exact number is not truly known, as statistics for Latinos were not kept separately at that time.


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What contributed to economic growth in America after world war ii?

The baby boom


When did the baby boom occur during the cold war?

The baby boom occured right after the end of World War II when all the men came home from Europe.


How did the baby boom change Canada's education system?

The Baby Boom effected education by cause a need to build more schools. The Baby Boom happened after World War II from 1946-1964.


Which was one result of the end of world war ii?

a baby boom that increased the US population


Which was not a challenge of the baby boom that followed world war ii?

Teachers were fired as enrollment dropped. (starbwoy)


Which was not a result of the Baby boom World War II?

There were no babies born during that war.


What caused the baby boom after World War II?

women had to get two jobs to support their families.. - apex by brenda...


How did the Baby Boom help the Great Depression?

The period generally known as the Baby Boom occurred after World War II. The Great Depression occurred many years earlier. The two are unrelated.


What is a baby boom?

A baby boom is a term used for a period of significant increase in birth rate, particularly used to refer to the increase in birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.


What war did Corrie ten Boom live in?

World War II was when Mrs. ten Boom did her humanitarian work.


Where is the baby from baby boom?

The term "baby boom" most often refers to the dramatic post-World War II baby boom (1946-1964). There are an estimated 78.3 million Americans who were born during this demographic boom in births. The term is a general demographic one and is also applicable to other similar population expansions.


What was the response to young mothers in the 1950's?

Many people chose to start a family after World War II. It was the baby boom period.