17. All of the following statements about the New Deals are true EXCEPT programs helped build the nation's infrastructure B they aimed to bring relief, recovery, and reform thousands of federally-funded jobs were created D their efforts directly ended the Great Depression

The incorrect statement is **D. Their efforts directly ended the Great Depression.**<br /><br />While the New Deal programs provided relief, recovery, and reform, and created jobs and infrastructure, they did not single-handedly end the Great Depression. Most historians agree that the increased production demands of World War II played a much larger role in finally pulling the United States out of the economic slump.<br />