what happened to this place after the second world war?
There was explosive growth in all sectors.
Phoenix, Arizona
A town that had just over 65,000 residents in 1940 became America's sixth largest city by 2010, with a population of nearly 1.5 million, and millions more in nearby suburbs. When the war ended, many of the men who had undergone their training in Arizona returned, bringing their new families. Learning of this large untapped labor pool enticed many large industries to move their operations to the area. In 1948 high-tech industry, which would become a staple of the state's economy, arrived in Phoenix when Motorola chose Phoenix as the site of its new research and development center for military electronics. Seeing the same advantages as Motorola, other high-tech companies 
where did the city of phoenix get its name Lord Darrell Duppa suggested the name. where is this city located? Arizona, United States of America. is it the capital city? Yes. who were the early settlers here? Akimel O'odham, Tohono O'odham and Maricopa tribes. when was the city founded? May 4, 1868.
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Phoenix, Arizona [SEP] Post-World War II explosive growth
A town that had just over 65,000 residents in 1940 became America's sixth largest city by 2010, with a population of nearly 1.5 million, and millions more in nearby suburbs. When the war ended, many of the men who had undergone their training in Arizona returned, bringing their new families. Learning of this large untapped labor pool enticed many large industries to move their operations to the area. In 1948 high-tech industry, which would become a staple of the state's economy, arrived in Phoenix when Motorola chose Phoenix as the site of its new research and development center for military electronics.