Which group of words best describes the causes and spread of the great depression? group a: europe struggles to recover from the great war factories switch from war to consumer production americans invest wildly in the stock market stock market crashes banks and businesses fail s. banks make fewer loans to europeans. people lose their jobs. group b: europeans invest in rebuilding roads. factories reopen after the great war. people invest heavily in the stock market. companies compete for bigger and bigger loans. banks charge very high interest rates. housing market flourishes. companies compete fiercely for workers.