How did World War I hurt businesses in Europe even after the war?

A. Booming wartime businesses forced most nonmilitary companies into bankruptcy.
B. Female workers displaced the returning soldiers, thus leading to massive male unemployment.
C. Factories required new skill sets that returning soldiers were unprepared for.
D. Businesses struggled to replace skilled workers killed or severely injured in the fighting.

Question

How did World War I hurt businesses in Europe even after the war?

 		A.	Booming wartime businesses forced most nonmilitary companies into bankruptcy.
 		B.	Female workers displaced the returning soldiers, thus leading to massive male unemployment.
 		C.	Factories required new skill sets that returning soldiers were unprepared for.
 		D.	Businesses struggled to replace skilled workers killed or severely injured in the fighting.

anonymous · Answer

I would say A because

The main way in which World War I hurt business in Europe even after the war was that Europe was economically devastated and had focused all their production on war materials, meaning there was a lack of goods and services after the war.