Question

Why did many farmers in the Great Plains choose to mortgage their farms prior to the Great Depression? Select the two correct answers. A. Farmers found that the price of wheat began to rise dramatically after the war. B. Farmers could use machines that helped them to plow their land more quickly. C. Farmers could access credit to expand their farms and improve their equipment. D. Farmers adopted organic and natural growing practices to increase crop yields. E. Farmers were prosperous during the war since growing conditions were excellent.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The answers are:

letter A. Farmers found that the price of wheat began to rise dramatically after the war.

letter E. Farmers were prosperous during the war since growing conditions were excellent.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before the Great Depression (after the Civil War), many federal land acts attracted people to go to the Southern Great Plains. They were given an incentive if they were to make the acres of land productive. This was under the "Homestead Act of 1862."

Due to this, even inexperienced farmers went to the place. They were thinking that if many people will plow the area, the place will become more productive, particularly the climate of the Great Plains. During World War I, farmers choose to mortgage their farms because of the rising price of wheat. Many farmers plow a huge area of land, which led to intense cultivation. It was a time when the farmers were deemed prosperous because the growing conditions were excellent.

Thus, this explains the answers above.

A sudden change of events occurred after the Great Depression. Wheat prices suddenly dropped. This caused many farmers to go bankrupt.