Let's analyze the rates of decline in industrial production during the Great Depression for the given countries and draw conclusions based on this data.
1. United States experienced a decline of 46.8% in industrial production.
2. Great Britain experienced a decline of 16.2% in industrial production.
3. Germany experienced a decline of 41.8% in industrial production.
4. France experienced a decline of 31.3% in industrial production.
5. Sweden experienced a decline of 10.3% in industrial production.
Now, let's analyze the options and make the appropriate conclusion:
- Option 1: "Sweden did not depend on industrial production."
- Sweden had the lowest rate of decline in industrial production at 10.3%, which suggests that its economy was less dependent on industrial production compared to other countries listed.
- Option 2: "Sweden's economy was less stable than most."
- This statement does not correlate with the data provided. A lower rate of decline suggests more stability in the industrial sector, not less.
- Option 3: "Sweden and Great Britain had similar economies."
- This is not supported by the data. The rate of decline for Great Britain (16.2%) is significantly higher than that for Sweden (10.3%), indicating that their industrial sectors were affected differently during the Great Depression.
- Option 4: "Sweden had a lower unemployment rate than the United States."
- While the data shows that Sweden had a much lower rate of decline in industrial production than the United States, this by itself does not provide direct information about unemployment rates.
Based on the analysis, the most accurate conclusion we can draw is:
Sweden did not depend on industrial production.
