Why did the United States escape from the growth of big government that affected most other countries?
a. American territory was unscarred from World War II and Americans took the concept of freedom seriously.
b. The United States had more privatized industry that kept control out of the government's hands.
c. The U.S. economy dealt with restraints on governmental development inflicted by the division of the world into primary and secondary producers.
d. There were too many ideological conflicts within the U.S. government to leave room for growth.
c
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