Why were the effects of previous economic downturns in U.S. history less severe than the effects of the Great Depression?

a. The Great Depression began overseas and spread to the United States.
b. More Americans were living in urban areas during the Great Depression.
c. More Americans were living in rural areas during the Great Depression.


Ans: b. More Americans were living in urban areas during the Great Depression.

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