Post-World War II America: Economy and Migration

What was a major cause of economic growth in the US after World War II?

• Reduction in manufacturing

• Increased productivity from the war

• Lower taxes for businesses

• Decrease in federal spending

What act helped World War II veterans go to college and buy houses?

• The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

• The Affordable Care Act

• The New Deal

• The Patriot Act

What phenomenon added over 50 million people to the U.S. population between 1945 and 1960?

• The Great Migration

• The Baby Boom

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Digital Age

Where did most new housing construction occur in the post-war period?

• In suburbs

• On the coastlines

• In rural areas

• In urban centers

What was Levittown?

• A military base

• A new type of car

• A mass-produced suburban community

• A federal housing program

What act was passed in 1956 that helped people travel quickly from suburbs to urban areas?

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Fair Housing Act

• The Interstate Highway Act

• The Voting Rights Act

Why did many people move to the Sun Belt states?

• For the tech industry

• For the agricultural opportunities

• For the defense industry jobs

• For the colder climate

What was a significant effect of the migration to the Sun Belt states?

• Decrease in population

• Shift of political power

• Increase in agricultural production

• Decrease in federal spending

What was the economic environment like in the 1950s?

• Stagnant

• Booming

• Declining

• Depressed

What led to an increased demand for housing construction?

• The stock market crash

• The Baby Boom

• The end of the Cold War

• The invention of the internet