The stock market has historically returned an average of 10% annually, before inflation. However, stock market returns vary greatly from year-to-year, and rarely fall into that average. Over nearly the last century, the stock market's average annual return is about 10%.
I don't understand your question. What role did they play in what exactly? I could be able to help you if I knew what you were referring to.
Social Security Act was the law that was signed by President Franklin Roosevelt in the year 1935 and it was a New Deal Program that covered all the points mentioned in the question. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "B".