Final answer:
World War I was devastating to the agriculture community due to the post-war economic downturn, overproduction, plummeting prices, and widespread farm foreclosures.
Step-by-step explanation:
Compared to World War II, World War I was devastating to the agriculture community. During World War I, the demand for agricultural products was high due to the need to supply troops with food. However, after the war, the rapid drop in commodity prices—such as corn, wheat, and pork—coupled with farmers' inability to pay back loans, led to widespread foreclosure of farms. Many farmers had taken out large loans during the war to increase production, but following the war, they faced an overproduction with fewer buyers, thus prices plummeted. This economic downturn contributed to the rural exodus to urban centers in search of jobs and the beginning of a broader economic depression that would also affect the agricultural sector during the 1920s.