Question

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how can europes economic weaknesses leading up to the great depression be traced to world war i?
a. returning soldiers spread spanish flu, killing millions, and leaving others unable to work.
b. governments spent too much money employing citizens and starting public works projects.
c. the re - forming of national borders left some european countries without sufficient resources.
d. political instability led to deregulation of manufacturing, distribution, and pricing.

Explanation:

After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles and other peace treaties redrew national borders in Europe. Some countries were left with insufficient resources (such as raw materials, agricultural land, etc.) due to these border changes. This lack of resources contributed to economic weaknesses. For example, if a country lost its main coal - mining regions due to border re - formation, its industrial production (which relied on coal) would be severely affected.

• Option A: The Spanish flu was a global health crisis that affected many countries, not just Europe, and its impact was more on public health rather than being a direct economic weakness traced specifically from World War I in the context of the question.
• Option B: Government spending on employment and public works projects was more of a post - Great Depression (e.g., New Deal in the US) or a Keynesian economic policy response to economic downturns, not a pre - Great Depression economic weakness caused by World War I.
• Option D: Deregulation of manufacturing, distribution, and pricing due to political instability is not a direct economic weakness traced to World War I. The main economic issues leading up to the Great Depression in Europe that were related to World War I were more about resource allocation and economic imbalances caused by the war and post - war treaties.

Answer:

C. The re - forming of national borders left some European countries without sufficient resources.