The Rise of the Suburbs & The Great Migration

What was one cause of the rise of the suburbs in the United States after World War II?

• Affordable housing options

• Laws forbidding residential segregation by races

• Decrease in the cost of rural land

What was another cause of the rise of the suburbs in the United States after World War II?

• Government protection

• The GI Bill

• Decrease in the cost of rural land

True or False: The rise of suburbs led to a decrease in racial segregation in these newly created neighborhoods. 

• True

• False

True or False: Increased automobile sales led to the expansion of the suburbs in the United States in the 1920s?

• True

• False

Which government policy is known to have promoted suburban living by creating a system of connected highways in the United States?

• The Urban Renewal Act

• The Interstate Highway Act

• The Rural Development Act

• The Federal Urban Transit Program

What was a social factor that drove suburban growth in the United States?

• The desire for larger living spaces

• The decrease in household incomes

• The increase in urban crime rates

• Both A and C

How did the rise of the suburbs affect the social fabric of the United States?

• It increased social mobility for all Americans

• It led to neighbors being segregated by race.

• It decreased the importance of community in American life

• It increased cultural diversity in suburban areas

What was an economic factor driving suburban growth?

• The decline of manufacturing jobs in cities

• The increase in telecommuting options

• The availability of affordable housing in suburbs

• The decrease in the cost of public transportation

Which of the following is an effect of the development of suburban infrastructure?

• Decrease in the need for personal vehicles

• Increase in public transportation usage

• Expansion of highway systems

• Reduction in traffic congestion

Which statement best summarizes the event known as “The Great Migration?”

• Native Americans were forcibly relocated to the west to secure more land for the United States.

• European Americans immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island looking for job opportunities.

• African Americans migrated north after the Civil War to escape unfair southern laws and to look for industrial job opportunities.

• Asian Americans immigrated to the United States through Angel Island looking for labor opportunities.