How did the consumer-goods revolution contribute to the great crash of 1929?
A) The production of durable goods, which did not need to be replaced, outpaced demand and led to wide-scale layoffs.
B) Mass-produced consumer goods were of such poor quality that people eventually stopped purchasing them and the industry began to falter.
C) The consumer goods revolution had contributed to a lack of confidence in the strength of the American economic system.
D) The consumer goods revolution led to an increase in home construction that eventually crashed due to overproduction.
E) The beneficiaries of the consumer goods revolution did not invest their money in the stock exchange.
Answer: A
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