Attempt these Historical Thinking 3 Questions- Housing and Highways
1. What does the first image (motorway) convey about highway development? Remember to think about the year it was created and the nature of roads at the time.
2. What do highway construction images (documents 2-5) convey about the construction of highways. What sort of impact may they have had on local communities? Compare these images to the first document.
3. Why was highway development seen as so important after World War II? In what ways could highways facilitate the growth of suburbs and new commercial development
4. What tactics were used to forestall minorities from moving into white neighborhoods and the new suburbs? To what degree were non-whites able to move away from older and segregated neighborhoods?
5. Who, and in what ways, did most highway development benefit? Can you make any connections regarding housing development, road construction, and exclusionary housing policies?
