Question

How does the history of government involvement (Federal Housing Authority) in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s play a role in the way the suburbs and cities were shaped?

Answer 1

During the late 1940s and 1950s, the American landscape changed drastically. Since the late nineteenth century, Americans as well as immigrants had flocked to American cities in search of factory work. In the postwar era, however, that trend was reversed: thanks to low housing costs and GI Bill benefits, even working-class Americans could afford to own homes in the suburbs.