Depression and Hard Times — Quiz

Question 3 • English III

What effect of the Great Depression is described in the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

Answer

The men who had built and fed the nation and fought in World War I were abandoned and struggling to survive.

The expanded government regulations used to control banking practices led to abuses in power and a financial collapse.

Due to a lesser demand for food, the production of agricultural goods diminished and farmers struggled to keep their farms.

The stock market crash of 1929 caused extensive losses in financial wealth for individuals in various branches of society.

Explanation

The song describes men who had worked to build the country, produce its food, and fight in World War I. Now, despite those contributions, they are unemployed and asking for help. This matches the choice that they were abandoned and struggling to survive, rather than focusing on the stock market or farm production.

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