Text 1: Historian Brennan argues that the New Deal saved American capitalism. Faced with mass unemployment and bank failures, Roosevelt's administration introduced regulation, social insurance, and public employment programs that restored faith in markets. Without these interventions, Brennan contends, more radical alternatives — socialism, fascism — would likely have taken hold.
Text 2: Historian Tan offers a competing view. The New Deal, she argues, was largely a political success rather than an economic one. Unemployment remained near 14 percent in 1940, and only the massive spending of World War II truly ended the Depression. Roosevelt's programs bought the loyalty of voters but did not, by themselves, save capitalism.
Both authors would most likely agree that
- A
the New Deal had no significant effects on American politics.
- Bcheck_circle
Roosevelt's administration introduced major federal programs in the 1930s.
- C
the New Deal restored full employment by 1940.
- D
World War II spending was unnecessary for ending the Depression.
Explanation
Both authors describe Roosevelt's programs as substantial federal interventions, even as they disagree on their effects. C is shared ground. A and B contradict both authors; D contradicts Tan and is not endorsed by Brennan.