How was American handling of the crises of World War One and the Great Depression similar?
A) Wilson's initial stance of neutrality in the war was similar to Roosevelt's initial inactivity at the beginning of the Great Depression.
B) Just as the government, big business, and labor formed a strong alliance to concentrate efforts to win the war, so did they join together to combat the effects of the Depression.
C) Just as the war provided women and minorities with job opportunities, so did the Great Depression offer more unskilled, typically female and minority jobs.
D) The United States handled both crises with political unity; members of both political parties set aside their differences to work together.
E) The U.S. government took unprecedented control of business, banking, labor, and agriculture, although it had to deny civil liberties, to solve both crises.
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