Which of the following best describes the american economy at the start of the war? . . the economy was growing at a steady pace.. . labor unions held great power over the economy.. . the government controlled critical industries.. . the united states was an agrarian-based nation..

The statement that best describes the American economy at the start of the war is the last choice. The United States was an agrarian-based nation. There were technological improvements in farming and lessened manual labor during that time. People were finding more white collar jobs after the war.

The correct answer is D. United States was an agrarian-based nation. Prior to World War II,  people were involved in agriculture than other existing industries. Technological improvements in farming introduced during the war years reduced farming dependencies on manual labor freeing people to move to the cities to find white collar jobs after the war.