The answer is C, good job!
He walked through the halls quickly, the emerging thoughts in his head baffling him.
I believe the answer is: A.a higher degree of government regulation of business and the economy.
After the new deal reform, several jobs and projects was created by the Government in order to reduce the amount of unemployment after the Economic depression. In order to fund the projects, the government make an adjustment to increase tax payment rate that must be paid by the people.
Those lands were wealthy with gold, jewels, and spices.
