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On January 6, 1942, production goals were announced for that year. What were the figures for planes, tanks and antiaircraft guns?
A60,000 planes, 45,000 tanks, 20,000 guns
B45,000 planes, 60,000 tanks, 20,000 guns
C60,000 planes, 20,000 tanks, 45,000 guns
D20,000 planes, 45,000 tanks, 60,000 guns
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 60,000 planes, 45,000 tanks, 20,000 guns
1. 1. The goals were set for delivery within the year 1942.
2. 2. Planes were the largest figure at 60,000.
3. 3. Tanks came next at 45,000.
4. 4. Antiaircraft guns were the smallest of the three at 20,000.
5. 5. The same announcement added 18 million deadweight tons of merchant shipping.
6. 6. Every wrong option shuffles the same three numbers between the three items.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section U. S. ENTERS THE WAR_
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