Multiple Choice
What new economic practice of the 1920s was credited with being responsible for people buying more?
(1 point)
Responses
cash and carry
cash and carry
credit cards
credit cards
installment plan
installment plan
rotating credit
5 answers
installment plan
Why were farm states like South Carolina less affected by the prosperity of the 1920s?
(1 point)
Responses
Prices for seed and equipment reached all-time highs after the war, resulting in lower profits.
Prices for seed and equipment reached all-time highs after the war, resulting in lower profits.
U.S. farmers faced overproduction brought on as a result of European nations recovering from the war and growing their own crops.
U.S. farmers faced overproduction brought on as a result of European nations recovering from the war and growing their own crops.
The number of U.S. farms increased after the war, resulting in a larger supply of farm products and a smaller demand for those products.
The number of U.S. farms increased after the war, resulting in a larger supply of farm products and a smaller demand for those products.
The loss of farm workers to industrial jobs resulted in a reduction of acreage under cultivation and consequently fewer products to sell.
(1 point)
Responses
Prices for seed and equipment reached all-time highs after the war, resulting in lower profits.
Prices for seed and equipment reached all-time highs after the war, resulting in lower profits.
U.S. farmers faced overproduction brought on as a result of European nations recovering from the war and growing their own crops.
U.S. farmers faced overproduction brought on as a result of European nations recovering from the war and growing their own crops.
The number of U.S. farms increased after the war, resulting in a larger supply of farm products and a smaller demand for those products.
The number of U.S. farms increased after the war, resulting in a larger supply of farm products and a smaller demand for those products.
The loss of farm workers to industrial jobs resulted in a reduction of acreage under cultivation and consequently fewer products to sell.
U.S. farmers faced overproduction brought on as a result of European nations recovering from the war and growing their own crops.
When some South Carolina farmers stopped growing cotton, what fruit did they produce on a larger scale?
(1 point)
Responses
apples
apples
grapes
grapes
oranges
oranges
peaches
(1 point)
Responses
apples
apples
grapes
grapes
oranges
oranges
peaches
peaches