Describe the effects of the Great Depression on Georgians. Select the two that apply.

Question

 (2 points)
Responses

Many rural Georgians were so used to poverty due to the state’s poor economy in the late 1920s that they had hardly noticed the Great Depression. 
Many rural Georgians were so used to poverty due to the state’s poor economy in the late 1920s that they had hardly noticed the Great Depression. 

Unlike most states, Georgia was not interdependent on the rest of the nation, so the Great Depression did not affect the state.
Unlike most states, Georgia was not interdependent on the rest of the nation, so the Great Depression did not affect the state.

Georgia’s economy was suffering so badly that, by 1930 the state government could not pay its own bills.
Georgia’s economy was suffering so badly that, by 1930 the state government could not pay its own bills.

Answer 1

The two applicable statements regarding the effects of the Great Depression on Georgians are:

1. Many rural Georgians were so used to poverty due to the state’s poor economy in the late 1920s that they had hardly noticed the Great Depression.

2. Georgia’s economy was suffering so badly that, by 1930 the state government could not pay its own bills.

These statements reflect the severe economic hardships that rural Georgians faced and the overall collapse of the state's economy during the Great Depression.