The Baby Boom

Question 5 • S1S-OC: US History B (E1212 - AG)

How did “car culture” in the United States affect the new migration of the 1950s?

Answer

The new highway system, which resulted from the car culture, made it easier for people to migrate from the North and East to the South and West.

Only wealthy people could afford cars, so the people involved in the new migration tended to be wealthy with a lot of disposable income.

As car ownership increased, more people stayed put and only traveled to distant places during vacations, which brought the new migration to an end.

Cars helped urban centers and their downtown areas prosper, which made people want to migrate to Eastern cities during the 1950s.

Explanation

After World War II, expanded highways and growing car ownership made long-distance travel and moving easier. This helped people relocate from the North and East to the South and West, where jobs and new communities were growing. Choice A describes this effect; cars did not limit migration to wealthy people or cause people to move toward Eastern cities.

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