"Suburbanization" is the process of people moving from urban areas into suburban areas. After World War II and the millions of deaths that occurred a lot of land in suburban areas were dirt cheap. This lead to many people buying land and houses in suburban areas.<u><em>In consequence many businesses in the urban areas started to fail</em></u>as an effect from the lack of customers.
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