Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?

• A. Banks closing
• B. Labor Unions were Angry
• C. New Deal
• D. Unemployment

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is telling apart what happened as a result of the Great Depression from what the government did in response to it. The Depression caused banks to fail and close, unemployment to skyrocket, and workers to push back through unions or protests as they faced pay cuts and job loss. These are direct effects of the economic collapse.

The New Deal, however, was a set of government programs launched starting in 1933 to relieve suffering, reform the economy, and provide jobs. It’s a remedy to the crisis, not a consequence of it.

So, banks closing, unemployment, and labor unrest were outcomes of the Depression, while the New Deal was the corrective action taken in response.