Question

Use the cause-and-effect chart to answer the question.

Effects of American Factories Switching to Wartime Production
Cause Effect
American businesses switched factories to wartime production. ?
Which of the following best completes the chart?

(1 point)

Civilian goods flooded the market at lower prices.


Many U.S. companies were forced into bankruptcy.


Factories lost workers to the war and shut down.


U.S. companies received government contracts and prospered.

Answer 1

U.S. companies received government contracts and prospered.

(Switching to wartime production led to large government contracts and increased industrial output.)