What Impact Did New Deal Programs Have on the Average

question 20

Multiple Choice

What impact did New Deal programs have on the average national unemployment rate during the 1930s?

• A) They reduced the average national unemployment rate to 5 percent by 1935.
• B) They created millions of jobs but had little effect on unemployment because layoffs continued throughout the decade.
• C) They reduced the average unemployment rate,but it remained high,at about 17 percent,through the 1930s.
• D) They allowed the federal government to serve as the employer of last resort,thereby reducing average unemployment rates to near zero.

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