Which statement accurately compares why local Northern Rhodesian and Burmese populations suffered such extreme economic impacts of the Great Depression?(1 point)

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Britain changed the colonies’ traditional economies to suit their own capitalist needs.
Britain changed the colonies’ traditional economies to suit their own capitalist needs.

Britain exploited both countries racial tensions to keep wages low.
Britain exploited both countries racial tensions to keep wages low.

Both colonies were run as charter businesses.
Both colonies were run as charter businesses.

Britain lowed taxes to such an extent that the government could no longer afford to function.

Answer 1

The statement that accurately compares why local Northern Rhodesian and Burmese populations suffered such extreme economic impacts of the Great Depression is:

Britain changed the colonies’ traditional economies to suit their own capitalist needs.

This statement reflects the reality that colonial powers, including Britain, often restructured local economies to extract resources and create markets that benefited the imperial economy, leaving local populations vulnerable when global economic conditions, such as the Great Depression, altered those economic structures.