The Cold War Was of Overriding Importance During the Period

question 57

Multiple Choice

The Cold War was of overriding importance during the period after World War II for all of the following reasons except

• A) It was an automatic "pump primer" which helped keep spending levels high in the overall economy.
• B) It helped fuel growth of key sectors of the economy, such as aircraft manufacturing and computers.
• C) It fostered economic growth and urbanization in many parts of the nation where military bases and defense factories were built.
• D) It put people to work who would otherwise have been unemployed because without high levels of defense spending, the economy almost certainly would have lapsed back into a depression like the one of the 1930s.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Chemoreceptors

Sensory receptors located in the carotid bodies and aortic bodies that detect changes in the chemical composition of the blood, mainly the partial pressure of oxygen.

Sodium Ions

Sodium Ions are positively charged sodium atoms (Na+) that play crucial roles in cellular function, including maintaining fluid balance and transmitting nerve impulses.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for most forms of life on Earth, particularly as a component of the air we breathe.