Multiple choice

Which was a contributing factor in causing the Great Depression (before Stock Market crash)?

  1. overproduction and surplus

  2. shortage and famine

  3. inflation and prices rising

  4. 1918 Influenza pandemic
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Explanation

Overproduction in agriculture and industry led to a surplus of goods that consumers could not afford to buy, causing prices to plummet and businesses to fail. This economic imbalance was a primary structural cause of the Great Depression.

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