C. because it was a huge feat that was thought to be impossible till achieved.<span />
Towns and cities next to military and industrial facilities grew and had an increase in the economy. California's population in 1940 was 6,907,387 and by 1950 it had grown to 10,586,223, a 53.3% increase. California received one eighth of all war orders.
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Elementary schools were built in mass numbers as birth rates skyrocketed when US soldiers came home.
High school curriculum became more specialized also
Horace Greeley was the only presidential candidate to die during the electoral process
