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The Interwar Years — Test

Question 10 • US History

Read the argumentative claim. The New Deal provided relief to Americans from the effects of the Great Depression. Which counterclaim is most relevant to this claim?

Answer
A
Many workers’ organizations opposed the New Deal.
B
Poverty and hunger persisted despite the New Deal.
C
The New Deal led to higher amounts of government debt.
D
The New Deal increased the power of the executive branch.

Explanation

A relevant counterclaim challenges the idea that the New Deal relieved Americans from the Great Depression. The fact that poverty and hunger persisted despite the programs directly suggests that relief was incomplete. Opposition from workers’ organizations, government debt, and executive power may be criticisms of the New Deal, but they do not address its success at providing relief as directly.

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