USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Use the information to answer the question. It is 1936. Wagner, like many others, is out of work. He hopes to find a job that will let him use his skills as a painter in his home state of Georgia. While he is fine with working outside, he’d prefer to do so in a city rather than in a forest.Which answer choice BEST explains the New Deal program Wagner should attempt to become involved with and why?
A
Wagner should become involved with the Civilian Conservation Corps as the program involves major construction projects.
B
Wagner should become involved with the Works Progress Administration as the program involves major construction projects.
C
Wagner should become involved with the Civilian Conservation Corps as the program provides financial support for public arts projects.
D
Wagner should become involved with the Works Progress Administration as the program provides financial support for public arts projects.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal (1933–39) aimed to provide immediate economic relief and to bring about reforms to stabilize the economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two continuing benefits of the New Deal are the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC).

Detailed explanation-3: -The New Deal created a broad range of federal government programs that sought to offer economic relief to the suffering, regulate private industry, and grow the economy. The New Deal is often summed up by the “Three Rs”: relief (for the unemployed)

Detailed explanation-4: -The New Deal had three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Relief meant that the president wanted to help those in crisis immediately by creating jobs, bread lines, and welfare. Recovery was aimed at fixing the economy and ending the Depression.

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