History of the United States II / Unit 13 USH2 1839 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Military-Industrial Complex
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The idea
In his farewell address of January seventeenth, nineteen sixty-one, Eisenhower warned against the growing influence of a military-industrial complex.
In practice
The anchor's definition: the network of relationships between Defense Department officials and defence industry executives, all benefiting from increased spending.
Where people slip
The warning came from the general who had commanded the Allies in Western Europe, and who had kept defence spending high.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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