Which steps did the Hoover administration take to fight the early challenges of the Great Depression? Select the two correct answers.

A. winning passage of a tax cut to increase individuals’ take-home income
B. urging private agencies and state governments to organize relief efforts

C. calling for immediate federal funding to support financial institutions troubled by bank runs

D. creating a series of federal programs to provide employment on public works

E. demanding debt payments from foreign governments to increase emergency funds