The Dramatically Reduced Number of American Farms and Farmers in the Postwar

question 77

Multiple Choice

The dramatically reduced number of American farms and farmers in the postwar era was accompanied by

• A) growing poverty in rural America.
• B) increasing shortages of American-grown food and fiber.
• C) radical protests by farmers and farm laborers.
• D) a romantic "back to the land" movement among city dwellers.
• E) spectacular gains in American agricultural productivity and food growing.

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