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During and just after World War I, farmers in the United States made a great deal of money supplying food to the world, but why did that change in the early 1920s

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Answer:

Overproduction in agriculture

Step-by-step explanation:

Farmers were producing much too much food as agricultural techniques improved and demand from Europe fell. As a result of the reduction in prices and earnings, thousands of farmers were forced to sell their land.

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