Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression? Choose the three that apply.

Question

(3 points)
Responses

The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Stock Market Crash of 1929

Prohibition
Prohibition

Failed crops and drought
Failed crops and drought

A lack of demand for goods

What was the impact of the boll weevil? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses

The boll weevil helped pollinate cotton crops, causing them to grow
The boll weevil helped pollinate cotton crops, causing them to grow

The boll weevil caused the textile industry to suffer
The boll weevil caused the textile industry to suffer

The boll weevil ate cotton buds, destroying thousands of cotton crops
The boll weevil ate cotton buds, destroying thousands of cotton crops

The boll weevil carried disease and made many people ill

Which of the following is an effect of overproduction? Select two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses

Businesses make more money on products.
Businesses make more money on products.

Businesses are forced to lower prices to entice people to buy.
Businesses are forced to lower prices to entice people to buy.

Workers lose jobs.
Workers lose jobs.

People buy more goods.

Which of the following did NOT cause severe strain on Georgia’s agricultural economy?
(1 point)
Responses

The boll weevil’s destruction of cotton crops
The boll weevil’s destruction of cotton crops

Less demand for cotton due to overproduction
Less demand for cotton due to overproduction

Increased wages for textile workers
Increased wages for textile workers

Low prices of agricultural products and lower profits

Answer 1

Causes of the Great Depression:

1. The Stock Market Crash of 1929
2. Failed crops and drought
3. A lack of demand for goods

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Impact of the boll weevil:

1. The boll weevil caused the textile industry to suffer
2. The boll weevil ate cotton buds, destroying thousands of cotton crops

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Effect of overproduction:

1. Businesses are forced to lower prices to entice people to buy.
2. Workers lose jobs.

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Did NOT cause severe strain on Georgia’s agricultural economy:

1. Increased wages for textile workers