1. Answer the following question in about 400 words:
What were some of the reasons why the federal government so strongly supported suburbanization after the Great Depression and World War II?
2. In a 1100 word essay, answer the following:
The first portion of our class is dedicated to the thesis that the American working class, which came into existence in the 19th century, fundamentally shaped urban and national politics up through and especially with the New Deal. In an essay, explain how this happened. In your essay, please explain:
1) how industrialization brought the working class into existence,
2) how the working class constituted a threat to the upper class,
3) how the wealthy tried to repress the working-class' activities, and
4) how the New Deal was in some ways a
5) victory and a
6) new way to govern and control the working class. Please use specific information from the readings throughout the first half of the semester to support your point of view.