WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE COLD WAR ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An impact of the Cold War on American education priorities was a shift in the schoolcurriculum to a concentration on learning
A
math and science
B
social skills
C
patriotism
D
physical education
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -14 Cold War tensions changed the way that public schools were viewed, turning them into a force for national defense, deepening the connection between the federal government and the classroom through changes in education policy and curricula. Education Act (1958) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965).

Detailed explanation-2: -Increased defense spending for the Cold War helped to shift American educational priorities to a concentration on ( ) and science. Industrialization brought about the creation of labor ( ) because it created low-wage, low-skill jobs with workers who could be replaced easily.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historians have identified several causes that led to the outbreak of the Cold War, including: tensions between the two nations at the end of World War II, the ideological conflict between both the United States and the Soviet Union, the emergence of nuclear weapons, and the fear of communism in the United States.

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