Suburbia

Question 1

the suburbs

Answer 1

• returning wwii soldiers awarded the gi bill of rights
• cheap home loans for vets
• thousands of new homes are built for the vets
• problem: majority of wwii vets are white

Question 2

white flight

Answer 2

• suburbs are turning into “white only”
• did the gi bill cause this?
• inner city america is becoming the area for minorities
• suburbs are becoming white

Question 3

middle class

Answer 3

• suburbs are built for the middle class
• family. kids. 2 cars (american dream)
• dad goes to work. mom stays home to raise kids

Question 4

the other america

Answer 4

• inner cities
• slums in the big cities
• companies; stores; shopping goes to suburbs
• cities are vacated by business
• civil rights will emerge from the struggle (equality for all)

Question 5

remember this…

Answer 5

the american dream of the 1950s - graduate high school. get married. have kids. move to the suburbs. dad goes to work. mom raises the family. does this still exist?

Question 6

most people who belonged to minorities were left in the ________ in the 1950’s

Answer 6

inner cities