Growth of Suburban Societies
The Second World War left the US as one of the two superpowers alongside the Soviet Union. Several issues emerged due to the engagement of the US in the war, and Americans have struggled with several issues that revolve around economic stability. One of the issues that came up after the war was the growth of suburban settlements among the Americans. Before the wars, Americans had acquired a culture of moving to the towns to seek factory jobs, a trend that changed after the war. The growth of suburban societies has been associated with affordable houses outside the houses as well as changing lifestyles among the Americans after the World Wars.
The postwar era has been associated with a reversal of the initial trend of the American culture where natives and immigrants flooded the cities in search of jobs. The end of the world wars saw several soldiers and service people going back to start families, and housing in the cities was expensive (Sitkoff & Chafe, 1983). Also, the lifestyles of the Americans left most residents indifferent of whether life in the cities or the suburbs was better. Furthermore, most Americans wanted to have lifestyles that were in line with the dream of having a family. The best option for most Americans was thus to move to the suburbs where houses were cheaper. Besides, American productivity was based on recovering from the impacts of the war, and housing was not given sufficient attention. Therefore, housing was an issue of concern, and the suburbs were an immediate solution to the challenge of insufficient housing.
In sum, the growth of suburban communities can be attributed to insufficient housing in the cities. Americans were aimed at rebuilding the damages left behind by the wars, and housing was left behind. Generally, Americans were concerned with leading families, and lives in the suburbs were efficient.
Reference
Sitkoff, H., & Chafe, W. H. (Eds.). (1983). A History of Our Time: Readings on Postwar America. Oxford University Press.