Sources of the US Economic Boom

Which of these was NOT a reason for the US economic boom after WWII?

• Women in the workforce

• Globalisation

• GI Bill of Rights

• Low taxes

What economist said that government spending had a huge influence on the economy?

• Keynes

• Levitt

• Eisenhower

• Levi

What new bill gave aid to veterans to educate themselves and buy houses?

• GI Bill of Rights

• War Powers Act

• Tonkin Resolution

• SALT I

What was the area stretching from Florida to California that contained new high-tech industries known as?

• Rust Belt

• Blue Collar Belt

• Sun Belt

• Tech Belt

What US president began the Great Society programme?

• JFK

• LBJ

• Eisenhower

• Truman

Name this man.

• J.M. Keynes

• Eisenhower

• Truman

• Khruschev

What president warned about the military-industrial complex?

• JFK

• Truman

• Eisenhower

• LBJ

Which of these companies was NOT involved in the military-industrial complex?

• Lockheed

• Boeing

• McDonnell Douglas

• IBM

What was the military-industrial complex also known as?

• Iron Triangle

• Weapons Triangle

• Ammunition Triangle

• R&D Triangle

What is this an image of?

• Levittown

• A new factory

• A missile silo in Cuba

• A new super-highway