The United States wanted German industry in the western zone to be left intact because:
A. it hoped to use Germany's economic might for its own military purposes.
B. it was concerned that the U.S. would have to provide long-term economic support for Germany if German industry was dismantled.
C. that was what the Soviets had done in the eastern zone.
D. Truman feared the consequences of high unemployment in Germany.
E. Truman saw domestic political advantages in doing so.
B
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