Analyze why cotton and oil prices dropped in Texas at the beginning of the Great Depression.(1 point) Responses Farmers and refinery owners received no federal relief funding during the Hoover administration. Farmers and refinery owners received no federal relief funding during the Hoover administration. Farmers and refinery owners had to fire Black and Mexican American workers to provide jobs for White laborers. Farmers and refinery owners had to fire Black and Mexican American workers to provide jobs for White laborers. Farmers and refinery owners often went against government orders to produce high surpluses to make up for profit losses. Farmers and refinery owners often went against government orders to produce high surpluses to make up for profit losses. Farmers and refinery owners were allowed by state and federal governments to produce large amounts of these natural resources to make up for profit losses.
The correct response is: Farmers and refinery owners were allowed by state and federal governments to produce large amounts of these natural resources to make up for profit losses.
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies in fighting the Great Depression differ from the earlier policies supported by President Hoover?(1 point) Responses New Deal policies paid farmers to produce more crops and livestock to make up for earlier losses. New Deal policies paid farmers to produce more crops and livestock to make up for earlier losses. New Deal policies led to greater involvement by the federal government in providing direct assistance to those in need. New Deal policies led to greater involvement by the federal government in providing direct assistance to those in need. New Deal policies withdrew financial support provided by the federal government and led to higher unemployment. New Deal policies withdrew financial support provided by the federal government and led to higher unemployment. New Deal policies depended more on donations and support from private charities and local governments to assist the needy.
