How were Savannah and Brunswick economically impacted by World War II?
Unemployment rose sharply as factories closed due to declining consumer demand.
Farmers grew wealthy as the cities became major agricultural producers for the military.
Business profits declined due to a mass migration to Marietta following the opening of a bomber plant.
The need for Liberty ships for the war effort helped create thousands of jobs in the cities' shipyards.

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D. The need for Liberty ships for the war effort helped create thousands of jobs in the cities' shipyards.

During WWII Savannah and Brunswick became major shipbuilding centers; wartime contracts for Liberty ships and other vessels created large numbers of jobs, spurred population growth, boosted local businesses and industries (housing, services, suppliers), and pulled the cities out of Depression-era unemployment. The other options are inaccurate.