Question

Summarize the causes of the global economic instability that emerged in the 1920s.(1 point)
Responses

Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by people paying off their debts as their incomes increased, which weakened the stock market.
Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by people paying off their debts as their incomes increased, which weakened the stock market.

Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by unequal wealth distribution and high levels of debt that weakened the stock market.
Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by the rise of communism in Europe, which led to political unrest that weakened the stock market.
Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by the rise of communism in Europe, which led to political unrest that weakened the stock market.

Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by the overproduction of the Ford Model T car, which weakened the stock market.

Answer 1

Correct answer: "Global economic instability during the 1920s was caused by unequal wealth distribution and high levels of debt that weakened the stock market."

Brief explanation: A concentration of wealth, widespread consumer and farmer debt, overproduction, and heavy stock-market speculation (plus international war debts and protectionist trade policies) made the economy fragile and helped trigger the crash.