Baby boom, urban --> suburban/sunbelt (jan 1, 1945 – dec 31, 1959)

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|BABY BOOM| [why] Postwar econ confidence → boom in young marriages and large families (↑ babies) |[stats] 50 million babies born 1945-1960 |--------|SUBURBAN GROWTH| [Cause] big families → high demand housing → construction boom | [Levittown] William J. Levitt built 17,000 mass-produced, cheap family homes on LI, NY | [Mortgages] Low interest on mortgages (govt insured, tax deductible) → city to suburb move = affordable | [Effect on cities] by 1960s, cities like Boston/LA = poor & racially divided |SUNBELT| [appeal] warmer climate, lower taxes, econ opportunities in defense-related industries | [where] southernish states from Florida --> California | [effect] shift of industry, people, and political power to new regions

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