USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a relationship that developed between the military establishment and the defense industry
A
massive retaliation
B
developing nations
C
military-industrial complex
D
covert
E
U-2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The expression military–industrial complex (MIC) describes the relationship between a country’s military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The military-industrial complex in a country typically attempts to marshal political support for continued or increased military spending by the national government. The term military-industrial complex was first used by U.S. Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower in his Farewell Address on January 17, 1961.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Detailed explanation-4: -The perceived need for military readiness during the Cold War created a new, permanent and powerful defense industry. That industry quickly became so entrenched in the American consciousness that it became normal for the government to spend large sums of money on defense during peacetime.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abstract. The term “military–industrial complex” (MIC) was famously introduced to the American public in 1961 by President Dwight Eisenhower in his farewell address.

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