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Why did suburbs in the United States grow in the period after World War II

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Because the dream of the living in the big city died down, people heard of the white picket fence, the dream of suburbia grew wildly. People demanded the white picket fence so the people responded by building it. 
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Lack of jobs in urban areas due to economic recession sent Americans looking for work in the suburbs.


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