The civil rights movement opened doors to educational opportunities and employment that could pay fair wages.

The child labor of the early 1900's was outlawed.  Unions organized to demand shorter working hours, safety demands, and paid vacations.

FDR began placing regulations on our banking system, and on Wall Street, which collapsed under its own self-destructive greed.

World War Two, with all of the job demands, helped to pull the U.S. out of the Depression.  Having had no attacks destroying U.S. property, except for the Pearl Harbor tragedy, the U.S. was one of the most prosperous nations in the world.  G.I.'s were provided with college educations and home buying considerations.