Why did people flee farms in the early 1900s?
A) Pests destroyed most crops across the South, and farmers fled debt.
B) People were attracted to the more modern, cosmopolitan life of the city and suburbs.
C) Drought destroyed most crops across the Midwest, and farmers fled debt.
D) Whites came to associate farming with Mexicans and African Americans.
E) New technology made tenant farming unnecessary and obsolete.
Answer: B
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