Causes of farming crisis of the 1920

During the First World War US farmers had made record profits. they had been able to supply Britain and France with food on a regular basis.

when the Germans began to sink merchant ships in 1917, food supplies became even more important.

But farming did not do well in the 1920s

US agriculture had expanded during the First World War to sell food to Europe, but afterwards countries returned to growing their own a grain.

Large surpluses were accompanied by falling prices at a time when American farmers were burdened by heavy debt. Between 1920 and 1932, one in four farms was sold to meet financial obligations and many farmers migrated to urban areas.

The situation was made worse by the policy of the US government

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