The Recession Experienced in the United States in the Early

The recession experienced in the United States in the early 1980s was

A) mild compared with the experience of the mid-1970s.
B) the worst economic downturn suffered since the Great Depression.
C) the fifth economic downturn since 1966.
D) only the fourth economic downturn suffered since the Second World War.
E) quite severe, but unemployment never climbed above 10 percent.