Question

Which of the following is a reason why Western countries refused to accept more refugees in the late 1930s?

A. Western countries were not aware of Hitler's racial theories.
B. Western countries needed to commit all their resources to the war effort.
C.Western countries did not want to provoke war with Germany.
D. Western countries were burdened with the effects of the Great Depression.

Answer 1

D. Western countries were burdened with the effects of the Great Depression. Refugees would cause more economic problems than benefits.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) Western countries were burned with the effects of the Great Depression.

The statement that was a reason why Western countries refused to accept more refugees in the 1930s was that Western countries were burned with the effects of the Great Depression.

The United States stock market crashed in August 1929. The financial problems began for the United States and its consequences impacted not only the U.S. but other countries in the world. The Great Depression had begun. Many people lost their jobs, companies and Banks went bankrupt and the world lived a period of economic difficulties that impeded Western countries to accept more refugees in the 1930s. Western countries were burned with the effects of the Great Depression.