Which law created a nationwide system of highways to support military transportation?

Which law created a nationwide system of highways to support military transportation?

• A. Interstate Highway Act
• B. Cuban Missile Crisis
• C. Korean War
• D. Domino Theory

Answer: (A)

A big federal program to link the country with fast, standardized roads was aimed at moving troops and equipment quickly in case of war. The Interstate Highway Act created the nationwide Interstate Highway System, funded by the federal government, to improve national defense by enabling rapid military transportation, as well as boosting commerce and travel. The other options are events or ideas, not a law that built highways: the Cuban Missile Crisis was a diplomatic confrontation, the Korean War a military conflict, and the Domino Theory a Cold War idea about the spread of communism. So this act best explains why a vast highway network was developed for military movement.

A big federal program to link the country with fast, standardized roads was aimed at moving troops and equipment quickly in case of war. The Interstate Highway Act created the nationwide Interstate Highway System, funded by the federal government, to improve national defense by enabling rapid military transportation, as well as boosting commerce and travel. The other options are events or ideas, not a law that built highways: the Cuban Missile Crisis was a diplomatic confrontation, the Korean War a military conflict, and the Domino Theory a Cold War idea about the spread of communism. So this act best explains why a vast highway network was developed for military movement.