What Was One Reason Many Americans Moved to the Sun

question 19

Multiple Choice

What was one reason many Americans moved to the Sun Belt in the 1950s?

• A) The growing expense of heating fuels,which made the warm climate more economical
• B) Eisenhower's policy of termination,which freed up millions of acres of former Indian reservation land
• C) The advent of air-conditioning,which made it possible to live and work in the region more comfortably
• D) The move toward an automobile-based society,which made it easier for most people to move south and west

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