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In the post-World War II United States, government policies played a role in shaping access to the economic prosperity of the time.Which best explains how government-sponsored segregation contributed to unequal access to this post-war prosperity?

Racial rules and redlining, sometimes backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), led to unequal access to home ownership.

Suburban development projects were open to all citizens, spreading wealth evenly.

The GI Bill provided all veterans equal benefits, eliminating any existing discrimination among racial groups.

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ensured that all Americans, regardless of race, had equal access to home loans.

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Owning a car during the 1950s in the United States was mostly

difficult for all but the very rich.

a sign of status and success.

unnecessary for living in the suburbs.

one of the provisions of the GI Bill.

Who applied assembly-line techniques to home construction in the 1950s?

John Kenneth Galbraith

Jonas Salk

William Levitt

Jack Kerouac

Which best describes how postwar housing practices affected African American opportunities for homeownership?

The GI Bill stopped housing discrimination, so African Americans could buy suburban homes like everyone else.

Discriminatory policies often kept African Americans from buying homes in suburban communities.

After the war, African Americans could buy suburban homes more frequently, which helped make things more equal.

Government policies made it possible for African Americans to buy homes in any suburb, helping with racial integration and equal opportunities.

Which of the following most contributed to the postwar baby boom?

the GI Bill

the Sun Belt migration

the decrease in consumer spending

the Interstate Highway Act

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