U. s. industries like steel, computers, and energy need to be protected from foreign competition to ensure which of the following?
a. the economic advantages caused by their production
b. the protection of these industries as they develop
c. the presence of these industries during a crisis
d. the incentive for these industries to become more efficient

The correct answer is this one: "a. the economic advantages caused by their production." U.S. industries like steel, computers, and energy need to be protected from foreign competition to ensure because there are economic advantages caused by their production. They contribute heavily to the country's GDP. Computers and steel industries also employ many people in the USA.

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