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This 18-minute video describes how Montana's resource-driven economy experienced its golden age following World War II. Jobs were plentiful in timber, mining, and agriculture. A booming national economy created a large American middle class with the means and desire to travel. Consequently, tourism became increasingly important to the state's economy. Federal government investments in highways and in defense (particularly Cold War era missile silos) also dramatically impacted the state's economy. While Montanans look back nostalgically to this economic "golden age," the video cautions that Montanans cannot assume its natural resources alone can support the state's economy in the future. http://mhs.mt.gov/Education/MontanaMosaic.aspx