An APUSH SAQ — The Sunbelt Migration
3 min readMar 24, 2021
Ten questions designed to help students review for the annual exam and that relate to a post-World War II migration that resulted in the Sunbelt region of America emerging as a significant political and economic force.
- After World War II and as higher education opportunities and new technologies rapidly expanded, increasing social mobility encouraged the migration of the middle class to the suburbs and of many Americans to the South and West (aka the Sunbelt). Approximately how many states make up the Sunbelt?
- After World War II, the Sun Belt region emerged as a significant political force. Name and briefly describe one piece of evidence in support of this claim.
- After World War II, the Sun Belt region emerged as a significant economic force. Name and briefly describe one piece of evidence in support of this claim.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the First Great Migration.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the Second Great Migration.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the Dustbowl Migration.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the Northwest Territory Migration.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the Gilded Age Migration.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the Mormon Migration.
- Briefly describe one major similarity and one major difference between the post-World War II Sunbelt Migration and the Oregon Trail Migration.
