QUESTION 48

What was a key element of President Dwight Eisenhower’s foreign policy?



emphasizing peace

reducing the nuclear arsenal

providing significant foreign aid to Eastern Europe

dramatically increasing the size of the military
5 points

QUESTION 49

Which president cautioned the United States about the importance of monitoring the power of the military-industrial complex?

Richard Nixon

John Kennedy

Dwight Eisenhower

Harry Truman
5 points

QUESTION 50

What was one result of increased consumer spending after World War II?

The economy grew quickly.

Growth occurred in basic items, but not in luxury goods.

The economy grew slowly.

Consumers overspent and fell into debt.
5 points

QUESTION 51

What was the baby boom?

the significant population growth following World War II

an epidemic that caused the death of many babies

the tax reduction experienced by parents with the birth of each child

the drop in birth rates following World War II

Respuesta :

49. In his parting speech from the White House, on January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned the nation about what he termed as the military-industrial complex, meaning the union of defense contractors and armed forces, on what Eisenhower considered a menace to democratic government.

50. The economy grew quickly. The economic expansion of post-World War II, also known as the Golden Age of capitalism, was a period of economic prosperity in the mid-twentieth century, which occurred mainly in Western countries after the end of World War II in 1945, and lasted until early 1970.This expansion was caused by social, cultural and political movements. Movements and phenomena associated with this period include the heyday of the Cold War, postmodernism, decolonization, a sharp increase in consumption, social welfare, space race, the Non-Aligned Movement, import substitution , opposition to the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and the sexual revolution. In the United States, the middle class began mass migration away from the city centers to the suburbs.

51.  

the significant population growth following World War II

Answer:

Explanation:

48. Choices are:

- emphasizing peace

- reducing the nuclear arsenal

- providing significant foreign aid to Eastern Europe

- dramatically increasing the size of the military

Eisenhower preferred cheap nuclear weapon over expensive army divisions. So he increased the nuclear arsenal and reduced the size of militrary. That rules out the first and last choice.

He provided foreign aid to Vietnamese, South Korea and the Middle East but not to Eastern Europe.

Only choice left is - emphasizing peace

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49.

Dwight Eisenhower raised concerns over the power of the military-industrial complex and emphasized importance of monitoring.

50.

One result of increased consumer spending after World War II was - the economy grew quickly.

51.

The baby boom is: - the significant population growth following World War II

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