alleryStart learning →At what age did the Social Security Act of 1935 assure modest retirement allowances?
AAt the age of 55
BAt the age of 70
CAt the age of 60
DAt the age of 65
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. At the age of 65
1. 1. The act answered a long public discussion of old age unemployment and dependency.
2. 2. It assured modest retirement allowances at the age of 65 to many kinds of workers.
3. 3. The fund was built up by contributions from workers and from employers.
4. 4. Unemployment compensation for workers of all ages was administered separately by the states.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section SOCIAL SECURITY ENACTED_
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