What evidence existed that government needed to assume new responsibilities during the 1950s

The correct answer is the following.

The evidence existed that the government needed to assume new responsibilities during the 1950s can be found in the terms New Frontier and Great Society that made the commitment to help America. The New Frontier program assumed new commitments to help the United States citizens with benefits to unemployed people. This was a slogan that John F. Kennedy to gain support from people during his acceptance speech of 1960. Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society program aimed to improve public services such as transportation and medical services for the people in need.  

a.   it resulted in widespread unemployment.