Which of the following best characterizes the initial governmental response to the Great Depression?
A) In keeping with the social policies that had prevailed throughout the 1920s, relief efforts were slim.
B) Hoover organized a relief effort that was unprecedented in scale and scope.
C) The federal government intervened aggressively, but state and local governments did not follow suit.
D) Initial government efforts focused on providing direct relief to those Americans who had been hit hardest by the Depression.
Answer: A
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