All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT
a. unequal distribution of wealth.
b. a drop in agricultural production in the mid-1920s.
c. the dominance of oligopolies in the American economy.
d. reckless banking and speculation unchecked by regulation.
ANS: b
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