The ananswer is True. i am not sure if its true or false question though.
Depression ist the best answer, due to the "Great Depression" during the 1920's that stipulated your conditions
This is an (international site).
Question:
What is the Literacy rate in the United States?
Answer:
<span>Literacy is 32 million adults in the U.S. can't read. </span>That's like about 14 percent of the population.
Plus 21 percent<span> of adults in the U.S do read below a 5th grade level.
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Also 19 percent<span> of high school graduates can't read</span>
Hope this helps!
Since there are no options to choose from, my best answers would be:
encourages, discourages
********* Note I am not 100% sure that this is correct. This is just my best effort to help. *******************************************************************************