Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression? Choose the three that apply.
(3 points)
Responses
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Prohibition
Prohibition
Failed crops and drought
Failed crops and drought
A lack of demand for goods
The Stock Market Crash of 1929, Failed crops and drought, A lack of demand for goods
What was the impact of the boll weevil? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
The boll weevil helped pollinate cotton crops, causing them to grow
The boll weevil helped pollinate cotton crops, causing them to grow
The boll weevil caused the textile industry to suffer
The boll weevil caused the textile industry to suffer
The boll weevil ate cotton buds, destroying thousands of cotton crops
The boll weevil ate cotton buds, destroying thousands of cotton crops
The boll weevil carried disease and made many people ill
The boll weevil caused the textile industry to suffer and the boll weevil ate cotton buds, destroying thousands of cotton crops.
Which of the following is an effect of overproduction? Select two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
Businesses make more money on products.
Businesses make more money on products.
Businesses are forced to lower prices to entice people to buy.
Businesses are forced to lower prices to entice people to buy.
Workers lose jobs.
Workers lose jobs.
People buy more goods.
Businesses are forced to lower prices to entice people to buy and workers lose jobs.
Which of the following did NOT cause severe strain on Georgia’s agricultural economy?
(1 point)
Responses
The boll weevil’s destruction of cotton crops
The boll weevil’s destruction of cotton crops
Less demand for cotton due to overproduction
Less demand for cotton due to overproduction
Increased wages for textile workers
Increased wages for textile workers
Low prices of agricultural products and lower profits