C#3 Post WWII

Benchmark 4-C:

analyze and evaluate the patterns and results of trade, exchange and interdependence between the United States and the world since 1900:

#3 Standards with Test Item Specifications:

Analyze the effects of World War II, the cold war and post-cold war on contemporary society, to include: economic effects of World War II on the home front; United States prosperity of the 1950s; impact of the cold war on business cycle and defense spending; recession of 1980s; technology boom and consequent economic slow-down of 2000;

Sample Question:

Why did U.S. defense spending dramatically increase after WWII?

A. to protect foreign investments

B. to rebuild lost resources

C. to stop the spread of Communism*

D. to develop new trade routes