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VikaD [51]
3 years ago
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Which statement about the migration from cities to suburbs in the 1950s is correct?

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2 answers:
shtirl [24]3 years ago
8 0
C) More middle-class families could afford to purchase their own homes
ehidna [41]3 years ago
7 0
C. More middle-class families could afford to purchase their own homes
The families that moved to the suburbs were mainly those of soldiers returning home from WWll. They were using the newly passed G.I. bill to take out cheap home loans to buy a new house.
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