Question

Use the following graph and what you know about American military involvement to answer the question below.

This is a line graph titled United States Defense Budget. The y axis shows Billions of Dollars from 0 to 800 in 100 dollar increments. The x axis shows years and ranges from 1948 to 2008. The line peaks at 1954, 1969, 1987, and 2008. It dips most heavily at 1949, 1957, 1975, and 1999.
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What accounts for the spikes in American defense spending in the 1950s?

the entry of the U.S. into the UN
the Afghan War
the Vietnam War
the Korean War

Answer 1

it is confusing

Answer 2

its A the entry of the U.S. into the UN

Answer 3

thank you so much and i got it right

Answer 4

and there is another one as well and it has a chart
Summarize the causes and effects of the arms race and proxy wars in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Use the table below to answer the following question.


United States Military Deaths by Country of Casualty
Country of Casualty Number of Records
Cambodia 520
Laos 733
North Vietnam 1,124
Communist China 10
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) 55,629
Thailand 177
Total 58,193

Source: http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html#country

What can be inferred from this chart?
Most of the fighting in the Vietnam War took place in South Vietnam.
The Vietnam War resulted in large numbers of civilian casualties.
The majority of the casualties in North Vietnam were not American soldiers.
Military deaths in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand were under-reported.

Answer 5

plus this question as well...... The Soviets' exit from Afghanistan led to a

sweeping victory for democracy
series of unstable governments
Soviet-style dictatorship
U.S.-backed Muslim theocracy