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Chapter 26 Postwar America at Home, 1945-1960 The American People, 6th ed. I. Economic Boom The Thriving Peacetime Economy The years following World War II saw one of the longest sustained economic expansions in the history of the U.S. The automobile industry played a key role in the expansion with millions of cars quickly produced and the steady construction of the interstate highway system Changing Work Patterns At this point in history, the United States stopped being primarily a goods producer and began a new path as a service provider