Why did many farmers want the u. s. government to change its policies on printing money? a. they wanted the government to print less money to force the republicans in power out of office. b. they wanted the government to print more money to cover the damages of the haymarket affair. c. they wanted the government to print less money to hurt the railroad companies. d. they wanted the government to print more money to raise the prices of goods such as food.

During the 1920s, the federal reserve increased the money supply and kept interest rates very low, encouraging consumer spending and the brisk borrowing of money. business investment and the expansion of businesses grew rapidly during the 1920 to meet the needs of this huge consumer spending. however, during the crash of 1929, the federal reserve reversed its expansionary monetary policy and cut off the money supply by almost 30%, causing banks to not have enough currency on hand when depositors wanted their hard-earned money. after reading the prompt, what can you surmise happened next that contributed to the great depression? a) black tuesday b) collapse of banks c) high unemployment d) election of franklin d. roosevelt