Question

How did the depression affect farm life?

A. Crop prices fell, and the debts of farmers increased.

B. Crop prices fell, and the income of farmers increased.

C. Crop prices fell, so the government set higher prices.

D. Crop prices fell, so farmers planted diffrent crops.


(Gradpoint)

Answer 1

A. Crop prices fell and the debt increased

Answer 2

A. Crop prices fell, and the debts of farmers increased.

During WWI and the Depression, farmers worked hard to makes crops. When prices fell, they tried to make even more to pay off their debts. In the early 1930s, prices dropped so much that farmers went bankrupt and lost everything.