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which statement best describes the effect of the great depression on migration?

a. as more americans lost their jobs and houses, they decided to move into local hoovervilles.
b. as more americans lost their jobs and houses, they decided to leave the united states for other countries.
c. as more americans lost their jobs and houses, they decided to leave cities for suburbs.
d. as more americans lost their jobs and houses, they set out across the united states to look for work anywhere they could find it.

Explanation:

Analyze the historical impact of the Great Depression on migration

The Great Depression caused widespread unemployment and home foreclosures. Millions of Americans lost their livelihoods and homes, forcing them to travel across the country in search of employment, famously exemplified by the migration of "Okies" and others to agricultural regions like California.

Evaluate the given options

• Option A: Hoovervilles were local shantytowns, but moving into them does not represent the primary national trend of geographic migration across the country to seek work.
• Option B: Very few Americans left the United States for other countries during this period.
• Option C: Suburbanization was not a major trend during the Great Depression; it became prominent later in the post-WWII era.
• Option D: This accurately describes the massive internal migration of job-seeking Americans traveling across the country to find any available work.

Answer:

• (A) As more Americans lost their jobs and houses, they decided to move into local Hoovervilles.
• (B) As more Americans lost their jobs and houses, they decided to leave the United States for other countries.
• (C) As more Americans lost their jobs and houses, they decided to leave cities for suburbs.
• (D) As more Americans lost their jobs and houses, they set out across the United States to look for work anywhere they could find it. (Correct answer)