What is a “militia”? a force made up of civilians trained as soldiers a part of the regular army made up of volunteers a combined force made up of civilian volunteers and regular army soldiers a part of the regular army made up of natural-born citizens

a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

Explanation:

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.