What created the Middle Class in America? Was it Government?

Hardly.

Government cannot create. It only drains.

The middle class was created during the industrial revolution. It was the outcome of middle management. Not the workers and not the owners, but the managers who kept the factories working in all their complexity.

Interestingly enough, it was the rise of the middle class that was responsible for the social responsibility of the 19th century. The wives of the managers were no the working poor, but had more of a connection to them than the iel rich. They were the ones who saw the need for social change and lead the charge.

Yep., it was due to a bunch of things the government did after the war like the GI bill, then there was unions, and other things. Most all economist and historians credit the government for the middle class post WW2. Ethiopia is a great example of a country thats been around thousands of years but still almost no middle class, there are 20 ethiopians worth over 100 mil. but the rest of the people may go days without food or any posessions. So, they don't sort themselves out as others said. It has to start with an opportunity like the GI bill or the Union or tax breaks, or housing help, etc. from there, people start doing more for themselves ie union electricians do well, as do Professionals whom used the GI Bill to go to college

The unions built the middle class.

"REPORT: The American Middle Class Was Built By Unions And It Will Decline Without Them"

https://thinkprogress.org/report-the-american-midd...

I wouldn't say government ...

"And yet, despite the many benefits unions have provided the United States, right-wing politicians and business interests have for years sought to undermine the ability of Americans to organize to demand better pay, benefits, and conditions. From the anti-worker Taft-Hartley Act to the recent GOP-led efforts to kill public worker collective bargaining rights, these assaults have successfully decreased union membership over time. In the prosperous 1950’s, nearly one in three Americans was in a union. Today, it is closer to one in ten."

Idk