Which Effect Did War Damage Have on the Economies of the European

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which effect did war damage have on the economies of the European nations?

• A) The need to build new industrial plants caused a lull in economic growth for several years.
• B) Damaged transportation networks slowed economic growth until the 1960s.
• C) Spending undertaken to repair war damages provided a powerful economic stimulus.
• D) Loans taken out through the Marshall Plan turned the Western European countries into debtor nations.
• E) Economic growth was slowest in those nations that had sustained the most war damage.

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