What did the increase in soup kitchens and bank closures illustrate?
1. problems in effective government regulation of industry2. people's failure to trust in each other3. the reasons for a laissez-faire policy4. the effects of the great depression on american life

4. The effects of the Great Depression

Explanation:

The crash of the economy signaled the end of an era, and as such the most material effects were the closure of large number of banks (specially regional banks) while soup kitches (in many ways a charity to avoid the spread of famine) and soup lines become the widespread image of the 1930's.

the correct answer is 50.