The Productivity Speed-Up of the 1950s and the 1960s Could

question 23

Multiple Choice

The productivity speed-up of the 1950s and the 1960s could have been caused by

• A)wartime innovations.
• B)civilian innovations after World War II.
• C)industrial innovations spurred by the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
• D)decreases in the rate of population growth.

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