The Chapter Introduction Tells the Story of Federal Investigator Lorena

The chapter introduction tells the story of federal investigator Lorena Hickok to make the point that

A) the decade of the Depression and the New Deal was also the decade of gangsters, environmental abuse, and underground radical movements.
B) while New Deal programs helped many Americans, a closer look revealed inefficiency, corruption, and waste.
C) Franklin Roosevelt not only had to lead the nation out of the Depression, he also had to cope with entrenched opposition to his reforms within the federal government itself.
D) Depression-bound Americans found hope in liberal social welfare programs of an activist federal government.