The Minimum Wage Was Worth More in 1970 Than It

question 12

True/False

The minimum wage was worth more in 1970 than it is today, adjusted for inflation and cost of living.

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Free French Forces

were French volunteers in World War II who fought against German occupation and Vichy France, under the leadership of General Charles de Gaulle.

Charles de Gaulle

A French army officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II and later became President of France.

Atomic Bomb

A weapon of mass destruction that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion, first used in warfare by the United States in World War II.

Hiroshima

A city in Japan that was the first to be subjected to nuclear warfare when it was bombed by the United States on August 6, 1945, during World War II.