THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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Question
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Which is true of the lives/ state of a farmer in the 1920s?
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After the war, farmers business was booming because more people were buying crops and the demand INCREASED dramatically
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After the war, the demand for crops DECREASED dramatically and many farmers went bankrupt because they could not pay back their loans
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In the 1920s, many small farmers lost their farms due to crop failures and debts. What was a long-term effect of the lost farms? Migration of tenant farmers decreased significantly.
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