THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Question
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Farm crops were overproduced
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Crops failed due to poor weather conditions
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The government controlled food prices
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Banks refused to lend money to farmers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why is “Overproduction and competition caused falling prices.” the answer to the question, After World War I, why did American farmers fail to share in the general economic growth of the United States? Explanation: During World War I the US greatly increased its production capacity.
Detailed explanation-2: -While most Americans enjoyed relative prosperity for most of the 1920s, the Great Depression for the American farmer really began after World War I. Much of the Roaring ‘20s was a continual cycle of debt for the American farmer, stemming from falling farm prices and the need to purchase expensive machinery.
Detailed explanation-3: -For farmers, the 1920’s were years of overproduction, debt and depression.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the Civil War, drought, plagues of grasshoppers, boll weevils, rising costs, falling prices, and high interest rates made it increasingly difficult to make a living as a farmer.