11. one of the key factors that worsened and prolonged the US Great Depression was....... which resulted in... a) a huge decline in the price level: increased debt burdens. b) a sharp increase in inflation: a sharp decrease in the real money supply c) a sharp contraction in the real money supply: a sharp rise in interest rates. a sharp drop in real government spending: a sharp drop in real GDP. Bo brak c) 11. one of the key factors that worsened and prolonged the US Great Depression was....... which resulted in... a) a huge decline in the price level: increased debt burdens. b) a sharp increase in inflation: a sharp decrease in the real money supply c) a sharp contraction in the real money supply: a sharp rise in interest rates. a sharp drop in real government spending: a sharp drop in real GDP. Bo brak c)