Which statement best summarizes the conditions that led to a farming crisis in America during the 1920s and 1930s? (A) The combination of newly emerging technologies.unregulated and unnatural land use, an environmental catastrophe, and the collapse of the national economy hurt the American farmer to the point that hundreds of thousands abandoned their homes in search of a better life out west (B) The stock market crash led to a series of both predictable and unlucky events that required extreme government intervention to ensure that the American farmer was able to continue to produce food to keep the country from starving (C) A massive surplus of food due to new technologies caused a large drop in pricing, leading to a series of bad decisions and unanticipated environmental conditions, that ultimately not only caused farms to fail but contributed to the crash of the market in 1929. (D) An environmental catastrophe in the American heartland led to economic disasters throughout the country as food became more scarce and prices skyrocketed, leaving many throughout the country vulnerable and ultimately causing a market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression.

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Which statement best summarizes the conditions that led to a farming crisis in America during the 1920s and 1930s? (A) The combination of newly emerging technologies.unregulated and unnatural land use, an environmental catastrophe, and the collapse of the national economy hurt the American farmer to the point that hundreds of thousands abandoned their homes in search of a better life out west (B) The stock market crash led to a series of both predictable and unlucky events that required extreme government intervention to ensure that the American farmer was able to continue to produce food to keep the country from starving (C) A massive surplus of food due to new technologies caused a large drop in pricing, leading to a series of bad decisions and unanticipated environmental conditions, that ultimately not only caused farms to fail but contributed to the crash of the market in 1929. (D) An environmental catastrophe in the American heartland led to economic disasters throughout the country as food became more scarce and prices skyrocketed, leaving many throughout the country vulnerable and ultimately causing a market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression.

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The best answer is **(C) A massive surplus of food due to new technologies caused a large drop in pricing, leading to a series of bad decisions and unanticipated environmental conditions, that ultimately not only caused farms to fail but contributed to the crash of the market in 1929.**Here's why:* **Overproduction:** New technologies like tractors and combines increased agricultural productivity, leading to a surplus of crops. This drove down prices, making it difficult for farmers to make a profit.* **Debt:** Farmers took on loans to purchase new equipment and expand their operations, hoping to benefit from the increased productivity. However, low prices made it impossible to repay these debts.* **Dust Bowl:** The Dust Bowl, a period of severe dust storms in the 1930s, was exacerbated by unsustainable farming practices like over-plowing and lack of crop rotation. This further devastated farmlands and contributed to the economic hardship.**Why the other options are incorrect:*** **(A)** While new technologies played a role, the environmental catastrophe (Dust Bowl) was a consequence of unsustainable farming practices, not the primary cause of the crisis.* **(B)** The stock market crash was a symptom of the broader economic problems, not the direct cause of the farming crisis.* **(D)** The Dust Bowl did lead to food shortages and higher prices, but this was a consequence of the farming crisis, not the cause.**In summary:** The farming crisis of the 1920s and 1930s was a complex issue with multiple contributing factors, but overproduction, debt, and the Dust Bowl were the most significant.

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