How was the European economic situation initially linked to the crash in America?
a. The Weimar Republic was dependent on French loans to repay heavy loans to America for reconstruction after the war.
b. France was dependent on German loans for wartime reconstruction.
c. Because of the crash, America could not repay loans to European banks.
d. The failure of most major banking houses in Europe crippled the European economy.
e. After the crash, American banks called in loans from European banks, which weakened them.
e
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