Answer:
Option b since it should have been put in the simple past tense as the event has already occurred.
Question 1:
The Great Depression was a horrible economic time for America, but the government’s violation of citizens’ rights while helping the economy recover was much worse.
Question 2: It set off a chain reaction of companies closing, unemployment and poverty.
Question 3: I think its Created unemployment programs
Question 4: Mostly children took advantage of the opportunity to utilize entertainment
Question 5: To Inform
I would say A, but I'm not sure.