For the allied european countries, the economic hardships following world war i resulted from (5 points)
a shortage of people due to casualties
destroyed industry and depleted resources
limits on imports due to shipping embargos
mounting debt and failed banking policies

The correct answer is "destroyed industry and depleted resources". The Allies of World War I or Entente Powers opposed the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The European countries that supported the Allies cause, had to face the economic difficulties of working with destroyed industries and depleted resources, as they suffered the invasions of the Central Powers during World War I.

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no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.