THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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White Americans moved to the suburbs in unbelievable large numbers
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Minorities moved to the suburbs in unbelievable large numbers
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Rural poor people looked for new opportunities and moved to the city
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1940 and 1950, suburban communities with more than ten thousand people grew 22.1 percent, and planned communities grew at an astonishing rate of 126.1 percent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Racial fears, affordable housing, and the desire to leave decaying cities were all factors that prompted many white Americans to flee to suburbia.
Detailed explanation-3: -As per the 2011 census, there were 21 crore rural-rural migrants which formed 54% of classifiable internal migration (the Census did not classify 5.3 crore people as originating from either rural or urban areas). Rural-urban and urban-urban movement accounted for around 8 crore migrants each.
Detailed explanation-4: -Suburban living promoted the use of automobiles for transportation, which led to a vast expansion of America’s highway system. Suburbs’ emphasis on conformity had negative effects on both white women and minorities.