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The Great Depression and the New Deal

Question 3 • OK-Oklahoma History -CA- 37411A

What was a major problem for most Oklahoma farmers that the Depression-era Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) never addressed?

Answer
A
Most Oklahoma farmers were tenant farmers, so they saw no profit from crop price gains.
B
Although many crop prices increased nationwide, prices for Oklahoma’s major crops stagnated.
C
Due to the way Oklahoma’s farm system was structured, profits benefited state government over individual farmers.
D
The AAA lost the support of Oklahoma’s state government, which refused to allow federal regulation over the state’s farms.

Explanation

Many Oklahoma farmers worked as tenants rather than owning the land they farmed. The AAA’s efforts to raise crop prices could increase the income from a farm, but tenant farmers often did not receive those gains; landowners benefited instead. Thus, the program did not solve the problem that most Oklahoma farmers lacked ownership and control over the profits.

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