Question

How can Europe’s economic weaknesses leading up to the Great Depression be traced to World War I?

A. The re-forming of national borders left some European countries without sufficient resources.

B. Political instability led to deregulation of manufacturing, distribution, and pricing.

C. Governments spent too much money employing citizens and starting public works projects.

D. Returning soldiers spread Spanish flu, killing millions, and leaving others unable to work.

Answer 1

the correct answer here is D

D. Returning soldiers spread Spanish flu, killing millions, and leaving others unable to work.

It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death.Dealing with this flu added problems to already strained economies.