Technology Innovations Assessment

What is one way to describe the developments shown above?

• Effects of programs to monitor national security

• Conclusions from research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency

• Program results of the Federal Civil Defense Administration

• Practical applications of technologies developed for spaceflight

Jobs such as the ones described in this 1956 advertisement became available because —

• federal law required private businesses to recruit for the military

• weak college programs had produced few scientists qualified for high-level research

• Cold War defense programs had spurred technological innovation

• most U.S. citizens opposed the development of atomic weapons

Which of these best explains the change in money spent at the movies from 1946 to 1965?

• An increase in unemployment

• The popularity of television

• A decrease in urban population

• The resurgence of fundamentalism

The introduction of vaccines to the United States helped —

• limit the risk in consuming imported produce

• improve the hygiene of medical procedures

• improve the quality of the water supply

• limit the spread of infectious diseases

How has the development of satellite technology affected the U.S. economy?

• By resulting in increased private funding of research institutions

• By increasing efficiency in telecommunications

• By enabling transoceanic air travel

• By facilitating the development of technologies that improve fuel efficiency