What is the topic sentence in the following paragraph? body paragraph #1 the rapid increase in national wealth in the early 1920s was a surprising cause of the great depression. in the period just preceding the depression, the nation’s total income rose from $74.3 billion in 1923 to $89 billion in 1929 (“the great depression”). there was an uneven distribution of income between the rich and the middle class, between industry and agriculture within the united states, and also between the united states and europe. the speculation in the late 1920s kept the stock market high. however, the uneven balance of money created an unstable economy, and as a result the market crashed in 1929 (“great depression - library”). investors lost money and companies had to lay off large numbers of workers. it was very hard for unemployed people to find jobs. a. the rapid increase in national wealth in the early 1920s was a surprising cause of the great depression. b. in the period just preceding the depression, the nation’s total income rose from $74.3 billion in 1923 to $89 billion in 1929 (“the great depression”). c. the speculation in the late 1920s kept the stock market high. d. investors lost money and companies had to lay off large numbers of workers. e. it was very hard for unemployed people to find jobs.

The topic sentence in the paragraph is option A ) The rapid increase in national wealth in the early 1920s was a surprising cause of the Great Depression.

Explanation:

A topic sentence is usually placed at the beginning of a paragraph, it is considered the most important sentence in it. It summarizes the information and provides a better organization. In this case, option A is the topic sentence because it is giving the reason why the Great Depression occurred, which is the topic of the paragraph. In other words, it is summarizing the topic in one sentence.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)