For your US history class, you are assigned to give a speech about how the US economy has significantly changed in the past 200 years. Which US historical event would be most effective to reference in your speech?

flooding of New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina

discovery of gold in California and the arrival of prospectors

development of urban sprawl around major metropolitan areas

transformation of Midwest industrial towns into the Rust Belt

overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the US annex of Hawaii

Question

For your US history class, you are assigned to give a speech about how the US economy has significantly changed in the past 200 years. Which US historical event would be most effective to reference in your speech?

flooding of New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina

discovery of gold in California and the arrival of prospectors

development of urban sprawl around major metropolitan areas

transformation of Midwest industrial towns into the Rust Belt

overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and the US annex of Hawaii

anonymous · Answer

The Great Depression in the 1930s