Question

Which of following is NOT a true statement about the U.S. economy during World War II?

a. employment rates were on the rise.
b. consumer consumption increased.
c. production for the war brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression
d. war production took a back seat to consumer production

Answer 1

D. War production took a back seat to consumer production.
War production skyrocketed once the United States entered WWll. The government basically put a ban on production of anything that didn't help the war effort.