Question

Read the passage.

In the late 1920s, the stock market crash caused panicked customers to rush to their banks and withdraw all of their money. The banks also panicked and closed their doors to prevent more money from being withdrawn. These problems heightened fear about unemployment and the economy, leading to the Great Depression.

Which of the following represents the correct cause-and-effect relationship?


one cause and many effects


many causes and one effect


one cause and one effect


chain of events

Answer 1

The passage describes a situation in which the stock market crash (a cause) led to panicked withdrawals from banks, banks closing, heightened fear about unemployment, and ultimately the Great Depression (multiple effects). Therefore, the correct cause-and-effect relationship represented by the passage is:

**one cause and many effects**.