Post-Second World War: the Move Back to the Old South (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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% of black Americans living in cities by 1970
% of black Americans living in cities by 1970
80%
% of black Americans in Old South by 1970
% of black Americans in Old South by 1970
53%
Start of return migration to Old South
Start of return migration to Old South
1960s onwards
% of migrants to South who were return migrants (1965-70)
% of migrants to South who were return migrants (1965-70)
Two-thirds
Rust Belt definition
Rust Belt definition
Areas of USA with severe industrial decline (1970s-80s)
Rust Belt states (3 examples)
Rust Belt states (3 examples)
Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York
Detroit manufacturing jobs lost 1947-1977
Detroit manufacturing jobs lost 1947-1977
More than half (from 338,400 to 153,300)
Sun Belt definition
Sun Belt definition
Region of rapid economic growth from 1970s in South
Sun Belt states (3 examples)
Sun Belt states (3 examples)
Florida, Georgia, Texas
Top pull factor for return migration (Birmingham 1973)
Top pull factor for return migration (Birmingham 1973)
Family/kinship reasons (52%)