Atlanta City Expansion 1940s 42 (sq. miles)
1950s 133 (sq. miles)
1960s 236 (sq. miles)
1970s 478 (sq. miles)
1980s 596 (sq. miles)
Which of the following BEST explains the cause of the trend seen in the chart above?
A)
New technology in the 1940s meant there were less jobs in rural areas
causing a migration to urban centers.
B)
As the city grew in the 1970s it re-segregated against African American
sections, allowing them to join.
African Americans, hoping to escape racial hatred and discrimination,
moved to more rural areas.
D)
Atlanta gained enough money from the increased taxes after the Great
Depression ended to be able to afford more land,