The Side Effects of Prosperity

The Side Effects of Prosperity The Fifties were a prosperous time, involving economic growth and increased social capabilities, introducing many new concepts which contributed to a vast number of possibilities. These possibilities turned into reality with the transformation of a dying industrial economy to a booming one. But these possibilities brought an underlying chaos along with its prosperous ideals. The main goal of attaining prosperity was to make money. The need for materialistic possessions was …

…was the American market. The U.S. practically took over the industries in Canada, controlling 90% of the industrial employment. The country was starting to have a dependency on the U.S to sustain it’s economy. The main focus of the Fifties was efficiency, convenience, comfort and the development of stability after a time of chaos during the war. Nonetheless, the future would prove the negative effects that neglect to consider such consequences would have.