How did major corporations such as Du Pont and General Electric transform themselves economically after the end of World War I?
A) They began to diversify what they produced to gain more of the consumer market.
B) They limited their competition so that smaller businesses had a chance for economic success.
C) They lengthened their employees' working day to 12 hours so that more products could be manufactured.
D) They enlarged their workforce by agreeing to support the closed shop, where employees were required to join an existing union.
Ans: A) They began to diversify what they produced to gain more of the consumer market.
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