Which Statement Best Represents the Economic Status of Farm Families

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which statement best represents the economic status of farm families during the 1930s?

• A) Because farm families were property owners, they suffered less than other segments of society during the depression.
• B) Many farm families gave up because of debt and the drought.
• C) In rural America, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and the abandonment of farms were rare because communities stuck together.
• D) Three-fourths of the farms folded during the depression.
• E) Because of the swift implementation of New Deal reforms, farm families prospered from 1933 onward.

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