Question

Why is it sometimes said that rural Georgians never realized a Great Depression occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?
(1 point)
Responses

Many rural Georgians were geographically isolated without access to national news.
Many rural Georgians were geographically isolated without access to national news.

The Great Depression affected urban areas, not rural areas.
The Great Depression affected urban areas, not rural areas.

Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years.
Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years.

Rural agricultural areas continued to prosper throughout the Great Depression.

Answer 1

Many rural Georgians were farmers and had struggled economically for years.

Their poverty and low farm prices predated the Depression, so the nationwide downturn often brought less noticeable change to already hard-hit rural areas.