Which of the following were the prior vulnerabilities that contributed to the Great Depression? Responses The decrease in wages and the change in attitudes of Americans towards government regulation of the economy. The decrease in wages and the change in attitudes of Americans towards government regulation of the economy. The high unemployment rate and the outbreak of World War II. The high unemployment rate and the outbreak of World War II. The stock market crash and the New Deal programs. The stock market crash and the New Deal programs. Speculative investing and the lack of banking regulations. Speculative investing and the lack of banking regulations