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are many factors in the history of suburbia in the United States, which, before World War II,
was a largely rural country and still trying to come out of the Great Depression. During World
War II, there was no production of cars at all, because all manufacturing resources went toward
the war effort, and very little construction of housing. However, there were jobs now,
particularly war-related production, and World War II marked the end of the Great
Depression.
Once the war was over, there was a pent-up demand for cars,
which began production again, a pent-up demand for housing, and a baby boom, resulting from all
those...
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