Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the 'Levittowns' built in the late 1940s and 1950s?
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Correct answer: They used mass-production methods to build affordable, identical homes
William Levitt applied assembly-line principles to housing construction, building thousands of homes quickly and cheaply. These developments became the model for the post-war American suburb and the growth of the nuclear family ideal.
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