Directions: Select the best evidence to support the statement "World War II benefitted the business sector of the economy the most." (1 point)ResponsesThe war not only put the United States in a position to dominate much of the world; it created conditions for effective control at home.The war not only put the United States in a position to dominate much of the world; it created conditions for effective control at home.The unemployment, the economic distress, and the consequent turmoil that had marked the thirties, only partly relieved by New Deal measures, had been pacified, overcome by the greater turmoil of the war. The unemployment, the economic distress, and the consequent turmoil that had marked the thirties, only partly relieved by New Deal measures, had been pacified, overcome by the greater turmoil of the war. The war brought higher prices for farmers, higher wages, enough prosperity for enough of the population to assure against the rebellions that so threatened the thirties. The war brought higher prices for farmers, higher wages, enough prosperity for enough of the population to assure against the rebellions that so threatened the thirties. As Lawrence Wittner writes, "The war rejuvenated American capitalism."As Lawrence Wittner writes, "The war rejuvenated American capitalism."The biggest gains were in corporate profits, which rose from $6.4 billion in 1940 to $10.8 billion in 1944.
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The best evidence to support the statement "World War II benefitted the business sector of the economy the most" is:
"The biggest gains were in corporate profits, which rose from $6.4 billion in 1940 to $10.8 billion in 1944."
This response directly quantifies the significant increase in corporate profits during the war, illustrating how the business sector benefitted financially.
