Question

During the Great Depression the U.S.S.R. had one of the strongest economies in the world. How was this possible?

A.The U.S.S.R. had focused a great deal of its energy on improving its image by using self-propaganda.
B.By increasing its industrial powers the U.S.S.R. was in a good fiscal position during the Great Depression.
C.As a way to increase its financial standing in the world, the U.S.S.R. had loaned a great deal of money to foreign investors.
D.The Great Depression did not take the U.S.S.R. by surprise as it did other capitalist countries that were ill-prepared.

Answer 1

B.

By increasing its industrial powers the U.S.S.R. was in a good fiscal position during the Great Depression.