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Depression and Hard Times

Question 9 • AZ-English Language Arts 11 B-CR

What led Harburg to write the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

Answer
A
the biggest bread line in New York City, which was owned and operated by William Randolph Hearst
B
the realization that the prosperity of the past was completely gone and very unlikely to return
C
the able-bodied men he saw begging for money and standing in bread lines in the streets of New York
D
the request President Roosevelt made to Harburg for a catchy and poignant campaign song
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