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Cold War Defense Spending Directions: Complete a bar graph and answer the questions below. The graph will show the trend of defense expenditures between the U.S., USSR, France, and Japan. The X-Axis indicates years of Cold War. Finish the Y-Axis to show expenditures in billions of dollars. Cold War Defense Expenditures K 1948 1954 1958 1962 1969 X axis Table 37. Defense Expenditures of the Powers, 1948-197011 (billions of dollars) 1. Explain how the military strategy of flexible response contributed Superpowers West to the significant increases in U.S. defense spending of the 1960s. Date U.S. USSR Germany France U.K. Italy Japan China 3.4 0.4 (p. 673) 948 10.9 13.1 09 949 135 134 3.1 05 1950 145 155 23 05 1951 333 20.1 32 1952 47.8 219 0.8 1953 49.6 25.5 1954 42.7 280 1955 40.5 295 2. Using the chart to the right, you will find out how much more the 1956 41.7 26.7 1957 44.5 27.6 United States spent on defense than France did in 1969. Use the 1958 455 following formula to find the answer. 1959 1960 U.S. spending in 1969-France spending in 1969 X 100 = Total percentage more the U.S. spent on defense than France did France spending in 1969 1963 52.2 54.7 in 1969 1964 51.2 48.7 1965 51.8 623 1966 67.5 69.7 1967 75.4 X 100 = 1968 80.7 85.4 1969 81.4 89.8 1970 77.8 72.0 L4L US History B Chronological (2020) 20 NALIFE United States History B Credit 2