2. PART B: Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A “Because of this, the prices of stocks kept getting
higher and higher. By 1929, many prices were much
higher than the actual values of companies." (
Paragraph 4)
B "In 1932, near the worst of the Depression,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected. He
immediately started working to fix the problems. The
set of policies and government programs he
instituted are known as the New Deal." (
Paragraph 15)
C "Music portrayed a more complex, and for many
people more relatable, view of society during the
Great Depression. Some songs recalled the better
days of the 1920s when the country was happy." (
Paragraph 22)
D "Even though the worst of the Great Depression
came in 1933, its negative effects and high
unemployment continued throughout the 1930s." (
Paragraph 23)