How did WW1 contribute to the Great Depression?
a) Soldiers returning from the war were unskilled and had trouble finding jobs
b) Foreign countries had borrowed heavily to pay for the war and could not afford to buy American goods
c) Americans had spent their money on war bonds and had little savings
d) American industry could not retool from producing weapons
Answer: b) Foreign countries had borrowed heavily to pay for the war and could not afford to buy American goods
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