What does john green mean by consumer culture in 1950s

In the 1950s, people started to have the mindset that more stuff= a good life, they would buy cars, a nice house, machines to do chores, tvs, radios, and clothes because after WW2, the US's economy grew and prospered because of WW2, so lots of people had money, not just the top 1%, the middle class grew, wages were higher, and people were eager to spend.

Explanation:

it refers to race, i am pretty sure this was a popular term in nazi germany or something.

because the vietnam war was fought in an especially brutal and untraditional way