Question

unemployment, 1928–1932
use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.
unemployment in the united states was about 15 percent, and german unemployment was about 24 percent, in drop-down.
from 1928 drop-down, unemployment in germany was drop-down in the united states.
(chart: x-axis 1928,1929,1930,1931,1932; y-axis percentage of population unemployed 0-35; blue=germany, orange=us)

Explanation:

1. For the first blank: Looking at the bar graph, in 1930, US unemployment (orange bar) is around 8 - 10%? Wait, no, wait the first statement says US unemployment was about 15% and German about 24%. Wait, looking at the years: 1930: German (blue) is ~15, US (orange) ~8? No, wait 1931: German ~22, US ~15? Wait no, 1930: German (blue) is ~15, US (orange) ~8. 1931: German ~22, US ~15. 1932: German ~30, US ~22. Wait the first statement: "Unemployment in the United States was about 15 percent, and German unemployment was about 24 percent, in [year]". So when is US ~15 and German ~24? Let's check 1931: US (orange) is ~15, German (blue) is ~22? No, 1931 German is ~22, US ~15. 1932: German ~30, US ~22. Wait maybe 1931? Wait the drop - down has 1930, 1931, 1932. Wait 1931: US ~15, German ~22? No, maybe I misread. Wait the y - axis is percentage of unemployed. 1930: German (blue) ~15, US (orange) ~8. 1931: German ~22, US ~15. 1932: German ~30, US ~22. So "US was about 15, German about 24" – maybe 1931? Wait 1931 German is ~22, close to 24? Maybe. Then the second part: "From 1928 to [year], unemployment in Germany was [comparison] in the United States." Looking at the bars, in 1928, German (blue) is ~8, US (orange) ~3. 1929: German ~12, US ~3. 1930: German ~15, US ~8. 1931: German ~22, US ~15. 1932: German ~30, US ~22. So from 1928 to 1932, German unemployment (blue bars) is higher than US (orange bars) in each year. So the first blank: 1931 (since in 1931, US is ~15, German ~22 - 24? Maybe the graph is a bit approximate). Then the second part: "From 1928 to [1932?], unemployment in Germany was [higher than] in the United States." Wait the drop - down for the year: 1930, 1931, 1932. And the comparison: higher than, lower than, etc. Since in all years from 1928 to 1932, German unemployment (blue) is higher than US (orange). So first blank: 1931. Second: from 1928 to 1932 (the year in the drop - down), and the comparison is higher than.
2. So first drop - down (year for US 15% and German 24%): 1931. Second: "From 1928 to [1932] (the last year), unemployment in Germany was [higher than] in the United States." (Since in each year from 1928 to 1932, German unemployment percentage is higher than US as seen from the bar graph: German bars (blue) are taller than US bars (orange) in every year shown.)

Answer:

First drop - down: 1931. Second: From 1928 to 1932, unemployment in Germany was higher than in the United States. (So the first blank in the statement is 1931, the second year is 1932, and the comparison is higher than.)