试题题干
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Give a brief answer to each of the following questions. You are required to use complete sentences.
What caused the Great Depression in the US in the 1920s?
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试题解析
本题主要考查导致the Great Depression（经济大萧条）的原因。
股票市场的崩溃（the stock market crash）是一个长期经济萧条的开始。由于胡佛总统拒绝采取强有力的政府措施（refused to take strong government action）来减少经济损失，局势迅速恶化。