(Economic transformation) Growing mobility Flashcards
What was the cause of greater mobility?
Growth of the car industry
Give evidence that shows the growth of the car industry.
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1950 - USA produced 2/3s of world’s cars & trucks .
Helped by advertising, as in the 1920s.
What were 3 impacts of the growth of the car industry?
Impacted feeder industries
Growth of domestic tourism
Growth of suburbs
Impact = feeder industries
Give evidence of feeder industries being impacted by the growth of the car industry.
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Development of more highways & construction industries.
Benefitted industries producing materials for cars.
Impact = feeder industries
One of the feeder industries impacted by the growth of the car industry was the development of more highways & construction industries.
Expand on this.
1936, ‘The Green Book’ published & became the “Negro motorists guidebook” to travelling through Jim Crow America.
Provided a list of hotels, drug stores, restaurants etc known to be safe for African American travelers.
Impact = growth of domestic tourism
What was now able to happen as a result of the growth in the car industry?
Americans could now drive to areas throughout America, encouraging domestic tourism which boosted local economies.
Impact = growth of suburbs
What was now able to happen as a result of the growth in the car industry?
Owning a car meant people had more freedom of choice about where to live - many moving from industrial areas into suburbs.
