The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is equivalent to which of the following?
a. Roughly equal to that of the European Union
b. One-quarter of the global total of all goods and services produced
c. Roughly equal to that of all East Asian countries combined
d. Four times the U.S. GDP during the Cold War
b. One-quarter of the global total of all goods and services produced
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