sentences:  Although most major research on deindustrialization focuses on post-World War II Europe, many theorists also turn to the case of Detroit, Michigan as further evidence of the correlation between deindustrialization and shrinking cities.Detroit, nicknamed Motor City because of its expansive automobile manufacturing sector, reached its population peak during the 1950s.As European and Japanese industry recovered from the destruction of World War II, the American automobile industry no longer had a monopoly advantage.