Page 2: 2
The rapid growth of industry in the United States resulted in a series of events that led to the Great
Depression. Because of the success of industry, much of the country's wealth ended up in the hands
of a few. As a result, the average American did not have enough money to buy all the products that
were being manufactured. The lack of consumers caused companies to produce less. Needing fewer
workers, they let old employees go and were unable to hire new ones. Workers therefore had less
and less money, causing industry to collapse even more. As industries shut their plants and workers
lost their jobs, banks across the country failed. In 1930, the first full year of the depression, 1,300
banks closed their doors. During the next two years, another 3,700 closed.
age 3:
3
Which word or phrase is NOT a clue to the pattern of organization of the paragraph?
ge 4:
A:As a result
B:causing
C:Because
D: During