Slump in agricultural prices in the 1920s (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Grain with increased production in 1920s
Grain with increased production in 1920s
Wheat (food grains)
Germany: Wheat use under gold standard
Germany: Wheat use under gold standard
Collateral for foreign credit
Period of wheat oversupply
Period of wheat oversupply
1924-1929
Main wheat exporters (1920s)
Main wheat exporters (1920s)
US, Argentina, Canada, Australia
US wheat export share (1920s)
US wheat export share (1920s)
22% (second to Canada)
Canada wheat export share (1920s)
Canada wheat export share (1920s)
38% (dominated market)
Great Plains use in 1920s
Great Plains use in 1920s
Wheat cultivation
Great Plains in 1930s became
Great Plains in 1930s became
Dust Bowl
Cause of Dust Bowl
Cause of Dust Bowl
Large-scale farming & drought
Year of unstoppable wheat price decline
Year of unstoppable wheat price decline
1929
1929 wheat price decline effects
1929 wheat price decline effects
Decreased trade value, panic stock sales (US)
1920s US farming crisis traits
1920s US farming crisis traits
Low crop prices & low farm income