You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.

Latest

Greatest

Lobby

Journals

Options

Help

Reply #18: interstates [View All]

Printer-friendly format

Email this thread to a friend

Bookmark this thread

This topic is archived.

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005)

freedom_to_read

(623 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Jan-21-05 09:51 AM
Response to Reply #16

18. interstates

i had never heard that the Interstates were modelled on something from the Nazis. What I heard was that we learned, from the devastation that we had caused Germany through carpet bombing, that concentrating the population in centers was very dangerous. as socaldem says, the Cold War was on, and in the early days it wasn't so clear that the next engagement would be solely nuclear. So the Interstate system -- and the resulting growth of sub/exurbia -- was started, at least in part, in order to spread the population out so there were fewer target.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005)

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate

About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.