Which of the following is the best characterization of the United States in the decade following World War I?
A) The United States suffered an economic decline that left millions out of work and lasted until the next world war.
B) The United States was devastated emotionally by the war and spent the 1920s rebuilding its confidence and command.
C) The United States emerged from the war as one of the powerful nations of the world, and spent the 1920s economically and politically solidifying that dominance.
D) The United States was disillusioned by the conflict and spent the 1920s completely isolated and removed from the international stage.
E) The United States continued to be divided by ethnicity with German and Russian Americans on one side and English and French Americans on the other.
Answer: C
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