Which of the following best describes wartime production?
A. Government and big businesses worked together to create massive industrial output that greatly out-produced the enemy Axis powers.
B. Wartime production was greatly hampered by the lingering effects of the Great Depression and never really reached desired levels.
C. Big businesses' profits plummeted as the War Production Board confiscated their goods for the war effort.
D. Small businesses benefitted more than big business, as their operations were more flexible and they could easily switch to wartime production.
Answer: A
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