From July 17 to August 2, 1945, leaders from the Allied nations met at the Potsdam Conference to decide the sanctions to be put in place against the recently defeated Nazi Germany. During the conference, the decision was made that certain industries in Germany would be

• A. brought back to their pre-World War I levels.
• B. governed by the forces occupying the country.
• C. disabled in order to destroy potential for war.
• D. revitalized because the war had damaged them.