Which of the following best describes the effect of the New Deal on the Great Depression? Select all that apply.

A. The New Deal alone ended the Depression.

B. The New Deal eased the effects of the Great Depression.

C. Unemployment during the Great Depression steadily dropped from around 25 percent when FDR took office to below 5 percent in 1937.

D. Production rates during the Great Depression only fully recovered as the United States prepared to enter World War II.