Question

We have decreased the fear of old age, the fear of poverty, the fear of

unemployment and these are fears which have always been amongst the
greatest calamities of human kind.
Source 2
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- President Herbert Hoover
So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to
fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which
paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Which statement explains the different views of fear expressed in
these sources?
A. These speeches describe successful and unsuccessful economic policies.
B. These speeches were made before and after World War 1.
C. These speeches reflect Republican Party platforms in a presidential
campaign.
D. These speeches were made before and after the stock market crash.

Answer 1

President Herbert Hoover made his statement before the stock market crash, while President Franklin D. Roosevelt made his statement after the crash. Therefore, the correct answer is D - These speeches were made before and after the stock market crash.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statements made by President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt reflect different views of fear. Hoover's statement about decreasing the fear of old age, poverty, and unemployment was made before the stock market crash of 1929. Roosevelt's statement about the only thing to fear being fear itself was made in 1933, after the stock market crash. Therefore, the correct answer is D - These speeches were made before and after the stock market crash.