Which statement best explains how the Great Depression led to an increase
in people living as hoboes?
A. Indebted citizens had to flee their towns because they were unable
to pay back loans.
B. It was expensive for new immigrants to travel from Ellis Island to
western states.
C. Railroads were one of the few industries unaffected by the
economic crisis.
D. People were forced to travel continually in search of work.



Answer :

The Great Depression led to an increase in people living as hoboes because the indebted citizens had to flee their towns because they were unable to pay back loans.

What was the Great Depression?

It was the period of economic crisis and low business activity in the United States  and other countries that roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929 and continuing through most of the 1930s.

It started with the Stock Market Crash as the stock values plummeted, then, stockholders were wiped out, banks and factories shut down, and millions of Americans were left jobless and penniless.

Hence, the Great Depression led to an increase in people living as hoboes because the indebted citizens had to flee their towns because they were unable to pay back loans.

Therefore, the Option A is correct.

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