USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“You could say that there was a domino effect". Why does the author compare the Depression to lining up dominoes?
A
The Depression was President Herbert Hoover’s invention, and he enjoyed playing dominoes.
B
One good thing cause several more good things to happen just like a game of dominoes.
C
One bad thing caused several more bad things to happen just like when one domino falls and causes other dominoes to fall.
D
Dominoes are an enjoyable game to play and so was the Depression for many Americans.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events compare ripple effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dominos: Overproduction. Factories and farms had already produced more goods than people could afford to buy. As a result of the stock market crash, more people stopped spending. Factories slowed production. Workers were laid off.

Detailed explanation-3: -The domino effect does not discriminate between a good habit or a bad habit; it has an equal reaction with equal force on both. Habits cannot be consciously formed overnight, they are initially hard to form and maintain. Hence embracing the domino effect is a simple yet effective tool to sustain the habits you create.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first domino is the inciting incident, and once tipped, it launches a succession of plot beats we call rising action. Over the course of a story, that rising action builds toward a peak we define as climax, and what follows-the remaining dominos-comprise falling action and dénouement, or resolution.

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