Read the excerpt from the song, “brother, can you spare a dime? ” say, don't you remember, they called me al— it was al all the time. why don't you remember, i'm your pal— buddy, can you spare a dime? the excerpt emphasizes the idea that the problems of the great depression a. affected all americans in one way or another. b. drove a wedge between people who once were friendly. c. brought out the very worst behavior in many americans. d. caused many americans to experience financial ruin.

b. drove a wedge between people who once were friendly.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from the song “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” we can see that it emphasizes the idea that  the problems of the Great Depression drove a wedge  between people who once were friendly, this is expressed in the excerpt because the speaker is talking about how the other person used to be his friend, and he and other people, use to call him "Al" and now it isn't like that.

b

Explanation:

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the answer is b