Which of the Following Statements Characterizes the Economic Consequences of the Vietnam

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes the economic consequences of the Vietnam War?

• A) During the Johnson years,the war consumed half the proportion of gross national product (GNP)consumed by World War II at its height.
• B) The United States in the 1960s was so prosperous that the war had almost no adverse economic consequences.
• C) In the summer of 1966,Johnson asked for-and Congress approved-a 20 percent surcharge on individual and corporate income taxes.
• D) By 1968,the U.S.economy was entering a severe inflationary spiral that would last more than a decade.

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