Question

Which statement accurately compares why local Northern Rhodesian and Burmese populations suffered such extreme economic impacts of the Great Depression? (1 point)
Both colonies were run as charter businesses.
Britain lowed taxes to such an extent that the government could no longer afford to function.
Britain changed the colonies' traditional economies to suit their own capitalist needs.
Britain exploited both countries racial tensions to keep wages low.

Answer 1

"Britain changed the colonies' traditional economies to suit their own capitalist needs."

Explanation: In both Northern Rhodesia (copper mining) and Burma (rice exports) the colonial regime restructured local economies to serve British markets. That made them highly dependent on world commodity prices, so when prices collapsed in the Great Depression, incomes, employment, and local economies crashed.