Read the excerpt from the song, “brother, can you spare a dime? ” say, don't you remember, they called me al— it was al all the time. why don't you remember, i'm your pal— buddy, can you spare a dime? the excerpt emphasizes the idea that the problems of the great depression affected all americans in one way or another. drove a wedge between people who once were friendly. brought out the very worst behavior in many americans. caused many americans to experience financial ruin.

drove a wedge between people who once were friendly

The correct answer is D) drove a wedge between people who once were friendly.

The expression is a form to say that two people are conflicted when they once were friends. That is what this part of the song says.

This was so because, during the Great Depression, there were many difficulties to survive in the United States. The US stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, causing the Great Depression. Thousands of people lost their jobs, many banks went into bankruptcy, and several companies had to close. It was a tough period, probably the worst economic times in the history of the United States.

the end of the gilded age coincided with the panic of 1893, a deep depression, which lasted until 1897 and marked a major political realignment in the election of 1896. this productive but divisive era was followed by the progressive era.