A historian writes an essay on the effects of the Great Depression. He claims that the Depression mostly harmed
rural Americans and that people living in the cities
generally had no idea it was even happening.
A reader trying to determine whether the historian's interpretation is valid
would most likely:
A. write an argumentative essay suggesting that the historian does
not care about the poor.
B. search for Depression-era primary sources from cities to see if
they mention urban poverty.
C. conduct research on the Great Depression to learn about the
factors that caused it.
D. determine whether the historian has written any other essays on
the Great Depression.