Which factors led to the Great Depression? Choose ALL the correct answers. The government raised interest rates at a time when many people had purchased items on credit.
Safety net programs led to an increase in government spending, creating a high government deficit.
Businesses were profiting, but workers' wages barely increased, causing an increase in the wealth gap.
An increase in production forced businesses to pay some of their employees higher wages.
People were afraid of the stock market crash, so they stopped buying stocks and sold them at alarming rates.