The Government's Provision of Financial Aid to Women and Orphans

The government's provision of financial aid to women and orphans during the early twentieth century was not controversial because

A) it was considered legitimate for those groups to benefit.
B) it was considered politically advantageous to support those two groups.
C) so few citizens were aware of the economic costs of this aid.
D) no special-interest group stepped forward to support this aid.
E) the aid was not solicited and involved relatively little money.