What did increase in soup kitchens and bank closure illustrate?

the effects of the great depression on american life

problems in effective government regulation of industry

the reasons for laissez-faire policy

people failure to trust each other

The correct answer is the effects of the great depression on american life

People started being poor much more than before because of the banks and the depression. This is why soup kitchens started opening up much more because the people could not even obtain food which used to be an uncommon food before the depression.