Ch. 13-2-1 A Society on the Move.

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Ch. 13-2-1 A Society on the Move

Why It Matters People moved to the suburbs and Sunbelt Moved into white-collar jobs These economic changes, still affect us today

Americans Move to the Suburbs 1940-1960, 40 million Americans moved to the suburbs New industrial cities grew Old industrial cities lost population

Suburbs Attract Young Americans Houses were built using the same plans Weeks rather than months to create Installment plan helped pay for homes Government created highways to get to and from cities Federal Housing Administration gave loans Pay over 30 years, interest 5-10% New churches, schools, police, and fire departments created

The “Car Culture” Takes Over 1950s left people dependent on cars 1946 26 million registered cars 1960 60 million registered cars New cars: Big engines Power steering and brakes Automatic transmission Use of chrome Car Culture: Drive-in movies, fast-food restaurants

Eisenhower Interstate Highway System 1953, first funding for a highway system Interstate Highway Act of 1956 Built 41,000 miles of highway Connecting major cities Increased Travel and vacation industries Walt Disney built Disneyland to lure vacationers

Disneyland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpzy2aRYwM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npjv00aMm4c&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Wc92bFiZk