WW2, post-war affluence and growth 1941-69 Flashcards
(18 cards)
What did WW2 do?
Boosted the economy
What was there a huge demand for?
Consumer goods
What increased after WW2?
Suburbs and Mass production from Ford Motors
What moved outside the cities?
Factories, colleges and unis
What did the gov fund?
The buildings of roads and homes
What allowed for 41,000 miles of interstate highways?
1965 Highways Act
What did the boom economy mean?
Buildings in suburbs were encouraged and running electricity and water and sewage to them
What company specialised in mass produced, pre fabricated houses?
The Levitt company
Why was the Levitt company so good?
Cheap and quick to build
What did the Levitt Company lead to?
‘Levittowns’ in the North East
What did Long island have?
17,000 homes for 82K residents
Washing machines included
Why were homes on Long Island nice?
Just under $7,000 and promoted labour saving devices
What did cheaper homes mean?
People could afford cars and get a mortgage from banks easily to buy a home
Who did Levitt refuse to sell to?
Black Americans, leading to the building of Black suburbs
What was the black suburbs an example of?
Northern Segregation?
Why were the South and West more desirable than the North and East?
Good air-conditioning helped ppl to retire there
Area more attractive
What was cheaper in South and West?
Land and goods
What happened after war?
Military bases stayed in S + W, new factories began producing peacetime goods
