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reasons for growth in suburbia
baby boom
• between 1945 1960 the population increased by 40 million.
• this increased the demand for new homes
• population
• new homes
reasons for growth in suburbia increasing affluence
• economic growth let people have more money to spend
• it made the new homes affordable
• they could afford the new appliances such as televisions and record players
more money
new homes
appliances
reasons for growth in suburbia increasing car ownership
• most families had at least one car
• this meant they no longer had to live close to their place of work
• families
• work
reasons for growth in suburbia Living the American dream
• The dream of many young couples was to own their own home
• they also want to bring their children up away from the pressures of city life
• young couples
• raising children
reasons for growth in suburbia affordable housing
• The building of reasonably priced houses became a priority
• Land is cheaper on the edges of city's
• pricing
• cheap land
the affluent society
by 1960 that standered of living of the average American was
three times that of the average Briton
Briton
Life in suburbia
by 1960… Americans lived in…
25% of Americans lived in suburbia
% living in suburbia
statice symbols (must have items) included
television sets, record players, temples, at least one car
by 1959 what percentage of American lived below the poverty line?
29% of the population (50 million)
50 million
life in suburbia
hillbillies from the...
Hispanic workers in the...
black people in the...
Appalachian mountains
west
city ghettos in the north
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