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of those changes were. Discussion One of the reasons for the growth of the cities was the overall growth in the population. The "baby boom" increased the number of births
and improved medical care plus a generally better standard of living meant that more people were living longer (War and prosperity, p. 231). The population also increased as the
United States relaxed its regulations on immigration. They had been tightened during the war, but in the post-war years more people were allowed in, again increasing the population. These people
had to go somewhere, and they gravitated toward the cities. The biggest reason for the migration to the cities was the war itself. Industries were on a war footing, many
working around the clock, and since the war was being fought in both Europe and the Pacific, plants opened upon on the West Coast. Many people relocated to work in
them. Even more importantly was the demise of most small farms. As farming technology improved, small farms became a thing of the past, and there was a huge shift
in the population from rural to urban settings (p. 231). The jobs in the cities were more challenged and paid better, and between 1940 and 1970 nearly 20 million people
moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (War and prosperity, p. 231). Then another shift
occurred. Some cities gained in population, then began to lose it again as new residents left the city proper for the suburbs. Philadelphia and St. Louis were two of the
cities which "attained their highest population during the 1950s and began a steady decline" (War and prosperity, p. 231). In 1940, "two out of three metropolitan residents lived in a
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