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Last Thursday you read "[|A Time of Prosperity]". At the end of the section was the following idea: > //**Signs of Trouble:** Not everyone enjoyed this new prosperity. As jobs and people moved to the suburbs, cities lost important tax money. The inner cities, or centers of older cities, became home to poorer, less educated people. Cities could no longer raise enough tax money to repair old apartments, schools, and subways. City schools and other services declined. Crime rose. More and more, the people who stayed in the cities were those who could not afford to move. Many social critics took note of this division between city and suburb. A small band of critics accused Americans of living in a closed society where differences were not tolerated. One critic, William H. White, wrote The Organization Man in 1956. It reported the ways Americans felt pressure to conform to group behavior. Others criticized what they saw as a growing emphasis on material possessions and spending.// What evidence does this excerpt provide of how the prosperity of the 50s foreshadowed the tough times to come?
 * As the Bell Rings...**

Activity: With a partner read the three passages linked below (one at a time). Each is a description of the major domestic policies since the New Deal. Our goal is to make sense of them through compare/contrast. With your partner, identify three or more main ideas from each.
 * What We Did In Class**

Readings:
 * On the Legacy of the New Deal
 * On the Great Society
 * On Reaganomics

How was Reaganomics different? Write a power paragraph on that question - five sentences... Use the readings above for help.
 * Homework**

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