Question

How did population shifts change American life during the war?
A. The Southwest became a growing cultural, social, economic, and political force.
B. The South lost about a million people as a whole to cities such as Chicago and Gary.
C. Older industrial cities in the North, such as Detroit and Cleveland, began to decline.
D. California lost 2 million residents who left to seek work in wartime industries.

Answer 1

The answer is A. "The Southwest became a growing cultural, social, economic, and political force." 100% Positive.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. The Southwest became a growing cultural, social, economic, and political force.

Southwest United States started rapidly developing because of a huge influx of migrants, both domestic and those from other countries who left their homes because of the war. This resulted in many new communities opening which led to new business and factories and similar things and the Southwest started prospering.