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Figure: Fiscal Policy and the End of the Great Depression
-(Figure: Fiscal Policy and the End of the Great Depression) Look at the figure Fiscal Policy and the End of the Great Depression. The period from 1936 to 1938 would seem to indicate that in the short run a decrease in government deficit spending can _____ the unemployment rate.

A) reduce
B) increase
C) not affect
D) eliminate