The chapter introduction recounts the stories of returning GI Timuel Black and nurse Betty Basye. The point drawn from these anecdotes is how
A. prosperous and routine life soon became after the disruptions of wartime.
B. different from "normal" life became as the American government met the international and economic challenges of peacetime.
C. relieved Americans felt now that the war was over.
D. committed Americans were confronting the growing Soviet threat.
Answer: B
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