Question

Great Depression? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

winning passage of a tax cut to increase individuals’ take-home incomes

winning passage of a tax cut to increase individuals’ take-home incomes

urging private agencies and state governments to organize relief efforts

urging private agencies and state governments to organize relief efforts

calling for immediate federal funding to support financial institutions troubled by bank runs

calling for immediate federal funding to support financial institutions troubled by bank runs

creating a series of federal programs to provide employment on public works

creating a series of federal programs to provide employment on public works

demanding debt payments from foreign governments to increase emergency funds

demanding debt payments from foreign governments to increase emergency funds

Answer 1

- urging private agencies and state governments to organize relief efforts
- creating a series of federal programs to provide employment on public works

(Hoover promoted voluntarism and local relief; FDR’s New Deal created federal public-works employment programs like the WPA, CCC, and PWA.)