How did the Great Depression affect Americans psychologically?
a. The loss of savings and employment led many Americans to abandon their faith in traditional forms of religion.
b. Unemployment and poverty undermined people's sense of self-worth and caused many to despair.
c. Most men either committed suicide or abandoned their families because they were so devastated that they could not provide for them.
d. Middle- and upper-class people had more emotional resources and fared better than poor people.
e. Hunger and poverty made Americans unable to think properly and make good decisions, leading to divorce and crime.
B
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