Advanced Placement-Style United States History
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The Dust Bowl added to the farmers' dilemmas in the 1930s
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Question 998:

One of the most controversial of the New Deal programs was the Agricultural Adjustment Act which sought to

        (A) increase farm production and thus end the hunger present throughout much of the United States
        (B) provide organizational help to tenant farmers, particularly African-Americans
        (C) limit production to help boost farm prices
        (D) bring socialism to the American farm
        (E) do all of the above
Answer:
       (C) limit production to help boost farm prices
Explanation:
The AAA attempted to raise farm prices throughout the U.S. by paying farmers to limit production. This system of subsidies, where in some cases farmers are paid not to grow crops, continues today.
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