USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On June 26, 1956, the Senate and House both approved a conference report on the Federal-Aid Highway Act (also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act). Three days later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into law.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interstate Highway System-The Myths. President Eisenhower conceived the Interstate System. President Eisenhower supported the Interstate System because he wanted a way of evacuating cities if the United States was attacked by an atomic bomb. Defense was the primary reason for the Interstate System.

Detailed explanation-3: -The government spent billions on the highways-jobs, manufacturing, more gas stations, food stations, shopping centers, shopping centers, hotels, motels. the new highways boosted the travel and vacation industries.

Detailed explanation-4: -It would sustain the economy and support international competitiveness even as the economy evolved from an industrial era to an information age in a worldwide marketplace. In addition, the Interstate System has proven invaluable to the national defense through countless military endeavors.