Postwar Suburbia
Discussion & Essay Questions
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Sample of Discussion & Essay Questions
- What factors combined to produce the suburban boom after WWII?
- Which of these was most essential?
- New Deal programs?
- Wartime savings?
- Postwar prosperity?
- The Levitts' entrepreneurial vision?
- The federal highway system?
- Explain your choice.
- Could the formula that created the suburban boom be replicated to stimulate economic development today? Why or why not?