Question

Scenario: In the years after World War II, subdivisions like Levittown sprouted up throughout America. Watch the video and review your readings to prepare your response. Your team will take one of the following roles:
African American seeking to move to a segregated suburb like Levittown
White American opposed to desegregating the neighborhood.
Answer the following questions. Be sure to bring in evidence you have found about race relations in America between 1954 and 1957 :
Why are you interested in living in this neighborhood?
What are your concerns about desegregation?
Both teams: Write a summary where you answer the following:
What does the controversy about Levittown and similar suburbs say about America's rhetoric about being superior to communism during the Cold War?
What similarities exist between the northern citizens in a suburb like Levittown and their southern neighbors?
What are the implications of having women voicing their opinions?

Answer 1

The desire to live in suburbs like Levittown was the potential that these neighborhoods had and the organized and efficient appearance.

Based on this, we can answer the other questions as follows:

1. The concern with the desegregation was because it left many people homeless. These people would huddle together in inappropriate environments and encourage social problems that are difficult to solve.
2. The construction of suburbs like Levittown showed that the US had organized suburbs, with good standards of living and that they represented the American dream, unlike communist suburbs that had several infrastructure problems. However, the American suburbs were built controversially and with the exploitation of people who already lived in the region and who were expelled and exploited inadequately.
3. Among the similarities between the northern and southern suburbs, we can mention the same houses, the massive production of houses, and the predominantly white population.
4. The implications of having women express their opinions are that it prevents them from being manipulated and acting as a maneuvering force for policies that do not favor them and weaken them socially.

What did the creation of suburbia mean after WWII?

The creation of the suburbs showed the USA's ability to urbanize and this presented power over American politics and industry, underscoring the concept of the American dream and stimulating the power of capitalism over people's lives. With intense urbanization, the US showed that it was closer to modernity and prosperity, as the creation of suburbs promoted the growth of cities.

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