In the passage, the mention of "Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee" serves primarily to A. suggest that some states were better than others at anticipating postwar economic needs B. identify evidence used to support a view held by scholars mentioned at the beginning of the passage C. suggest that federal investment in some kinds of manufacturing was excessive D. identify the states that received the largest allocations of federal funds E. provide information to support a point about the nature of government investment made earlier in the paragraph