What Motivated the Large-Scale Postwar Migration to the Sunbelt and the Suburbs

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Essay

What motivated the large-scale postwar migration to the Sunbelt and the suburbs? To what extent were these movements a result of social changes like the baby boom, and to what extent were they a result of intentional federal government policies like federal housing loans, military spending, and the interstate highway system?

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Definitions:

Consignor Ownership

Describes a situation where goods are given to another party (consignee) to sell, but the original party (consignor) retains ownership until the goods are sold.

Consignee

The party or entity that receives goods for sale, storage, or transfer but does not take ownership of those goods until they are sold.

LIFO Inventory Method

"Last-In, First-Out" is an accounting method for valuing inventory where the most recently produced items are recorded as sold first.

Physical Inventory

The process of counting all physical merchandise or stock in a business at a specific time to verify the quantities on hand.