In response to the depression, many prominent business leaders ______________________.

A. advocated using Mussolini's reforms in Italy as the model for establishing a corporatist society
B. believed that economic downturns were a beneficial and natural part of the business cycle and simply should be allowed to run their course
C. advised President Hoover to rigidly enforce antitrust laws in order to restore competition
D. actively campaigned for the implementation of a federal jobs program


Answer: B

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