Farming
What is large-scale, industrial farming run by big companies?
Corporate Farming
Who benefited from the G.I. Bill?
Veterans
Suburbanization is a movement from BLANK to BLANK
Cities to suburbs
Briefly explain what blockbusting is
Real estate strategy where agents spread rumors that Black families were moving into white neighborhoods, causing white families to panic
What types of jobs were African Americans often forced to take during segregation?
Low paying jobs
What was farming like before WWII?
- Mostly small family farms
- Farmers used simple tools and animals
- People grew food mainly for their own families or local markets
What was one of the things that the G.I. Bill provided to its recipients?
Housing loans (mortgages), college stipends, or employment assistance
One of the primary reasons for suburbanization was
- Better quality of life
- Baby boom
- Quiet environment
- Attractions
- Large homes
What demographic (type of people) did blockbusting affect?
White AND Black people
Name two areas of life (places) where African Americans faced government-sponsored segregation after WWII
Housing, schools, jobs, and public spaces, etc.
Name one drawback of large-scale farming
- Family Farms Struggle: Small farms can’t compete with big companies
- Environmental Damage: Pesticides and chemicals that they use can harm soil and water
- Job Losses: Less farmworkers are needed because machines take over
How many recipients received benefits from the G.I. Bill from 1944-1949?
About 9 million
What did the development of the interstate highway system do for people living in the suburbs?
It made traveling easier
One impact blockbusting had on White people
- Loss of property value
- Emotional stress
- Lack of knowledge
Briefly explain redlining
Denied African Americans the ability to purchase homes in certain neighborhoods
Name one benefit of large-scale farming
- More Food Production: Companies grow lots of food quickly
- Lower Prices: More food means cheaper prices in grocery stores
- Less Hard Labor: Machines do the tough work instead of people
Who was the President that created the G.I. Bill?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
One of the challenges of suburbanization is...
- Population decline
- Environmental issues (pollution)
- Reduced tax revenue
- Led to crime/poverty in urban areas
- Loss of habitat
- Less diversity
One impact blockbusting had on Black people
- Higher housing costs
- Predatory loans (high interest rate loans)
- Limited choices on where they could live
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in public places like schools, restaurants, theaters, and transportation in the South were called...
Jim Crow Laws
What was the impact of large-scale farming?
Official name of the G.I. Bill
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act
What was the name of the town where the first prominent suburbs were built? (Hint: It starts with an L and was in PA, NJ, and NY)
Levittown
What act was passed that ended blockbusting?
The Fair Housing Act
Name one ECONOMIC impact of segregation
- Job discrimination
- Poverty/wealth gap
- Lack of housing opportunities
-Lack of job opportunities