Question

demographic changes in the 20th century
reasons to move

• in the 1930s, the great depression and hardships in the dust bowl forced people to move.
• in the 1940s, there was a significant influx to industrial cities where factory work was available. during

and after world war ii, the united states was an industrial nation.

• however, as industry moved to other countries throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, there was another

job shift in the united states.
which of the following was a factor that caused population shifts in the 1930s?
the space race
the great depression
world war i

Explanation:

The text states that in the 1930s, the Great Depression and Dust Bowl hardships forced people to move. The Space Race was in the 20th century but not related to 1930s population shifts. World War I was earlier (1914 - 1918), not a 1930s factor.

Answer:

the Great Depression