Post-WWII Economy and Migration

What was a major cause of economic growth in the 1950s?

• Increased productivity and federal spending

• Decline in the manufacturing sector

• Decrease in federal spending

• Reduction in the veteran population

What act provided benefits to World War II veterans, contributing to economic growth?

• The New Deal

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

• The Affordable Care Act

What was Levittown?

• A major city in the Sun Belt

• A new type of automobile

• A mass-produced suburban housing development

• A federal infrastructure project

What facilitated the mass migration to the suburbs in the 1950s?

• The rise of telecommuting

• The invention of the airplane

• The Interstate Highway Act

• The decline of public transportation