Question

The situations in the list below were reactions to which of the following historical periods?

Overborrowing money and overusing credit
Speculating on the rise of stock prices
Overproduction in agriculture and low wages in industry





options:





America’s entrance into World War II
America’s entrance into World War II

Growth of Atlanta’s transportation networks in the 1920s
Growth of Atlanta’s transportation networks in the 1920s

Onset of the Great Depression
Onset of the Great Depression

Georgia’s recovery from World War I

Answer 1

The situations in the list - overborrowing money and overusing credit, speculating on the rise of stock prices, and overproduction in agriculture and low wages in industry - are reactions to the **Onset of the Great Depression**. These issues were critical factors leading up to the economic downturn that began in 1929.