1 Select the correct answer.
Read the sentence from the passage.
They also worked on bridges, highways, and other infrastructure projects.
What does the word infrastructure refer to in the passage?
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the network of railroads
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the building of military bases
Great Depression.
The Great Depression: Striving for Prosperity in America
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 marked an era of turmoil and
instability for America known as the Great Depression, Millions of people
who lost their life savings and their jobs eventually became homeless,
only to find that their president, Herbert Hoover, felt the government
should
not intervene. However, New York governor Franklin Delano
Roosevelt said, "I pledge myself to a New Deal for the American people."
And when he was elected to office in 1932, he made good on that
pledge.
Through a series of programs, he stimulated the economy, got
people back to work, and protected the American people through the
Administration (WPA). The WPA created much-needed jobs for the
In 1935, for example, Roosevelt created the Works Progress
at the same time improving the country as a whole. WPS
erected buildings like schools and post offices. They also
highways, and other infrastructure projects. In
addition, the WPA I work for people with artistic capabilities, such
as writers, musicians, and theater directors. In fact, WPA murals still
xist. You may have seen them in places like zoos, courthouses, and
hospitals. The WPA, which existed until 1943, provided work and a
paycheck to almost 9 million Americans,
Later that year, Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act of 1935. At a
time when people had lost much-if not all-of the money for which
they had worked, the Social Security Act guaranteed pensions to millions
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on bridges,