Author Question: Which of the following factors contributed to the postwar suburban boom? a. The passing of the ... (Read 117 times)

dalyningkenk · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Which of the following factors contributed to the postwar suburban boom?

a. The passing of the Housing Act of 1949 by Congress gave incentives to builders to develop affordable housing.
b. Federal agencies established lenient lending policies so that war veterans could qualify to buy homes for their families.
c. New federally financed freeway systems contributed to the postwar suburban boom.
d. Inexpensive gasoline contributed to the postwar suburban boom.

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding mass suburbanization is true?

a. The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred during the depression and the years before World War II.
b. The federal government helped subsidize the exodus from the central city to the suburbs.
c. Mass urbanization did not contribute to economic and racial division between cities and suburbs.
d. The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred between the end of World War II and 1970.

s.meritte · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: a. The passing of the Housing Act of 1949 by Congress gave incentives to builders to develop affordable housing.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. The largest wave of mass suburbanization occurred between the end of World War II and 1970.