Asked by j

Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell,
Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum,
Half a million boots went sloggin’ through Hell,
I was the kid with the drum.

What reality of the Great Depression does the excerpt convey?
lack of spending power
lower agricultural production
increased unemployment
disillusioned returning veterans

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Disillusioned returning veterans.

The lines refer to former soldiers in khaki who fought ("boots went sloggin’ through Hell") but ended up disappointed and neglected during the Depression, a key theme of the song.