Why did farmers during the Great Depression resort to such extreme measures as dumping fresh milk into the streets?
A) Like many other Americans during the Great Depression, farmers fell victim to despair and lost hope in the future.
B) The shipping industry had been so devastated by the Great Depression that farmers had no way to get their produce to market.
C) Farmers hoped to create demand and drive up prices for their products.
D) Due to widespread poverty among the American population, few families could afford to buy milk.
E) The government had instituted milk rationing, which resulted in the overproduction of milk by dairy farmers.
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