Question

Cost of American Wars

war name	cost of the war	cost as a percent of annual GDP
Revolutionary War	US $ 2.2 billion(in 2002 dollars)	63%
War of 1812	US$ 1.1 billion	13%
Mexican War	US$1.6 billion	3%
Civil War	US $ 62 billion	104%
Spanish American War	US$ 9.6 billion	3%
World War I	US$ 190. 6 billion	24%
World War II	US$ 2.9 trillion	103%
Korean War	US$ 335.9 billion	15%
Vietnam War	US$ 494.3 billion	12%
First Gulf War	US$76.1 billion	1%

billion 十亿     trillion 万亿

64. Which wars cost more than a year’s worth of the GDP?

A. First Gulf War and World War I.             B. The Civil War and World War II.

C. World War II and Revolutionary War.      D. Mexican War and Civil War.           

65. The American annual gross domestic product in 1951 was _________.

A. 2.239 trillion             B.2.9 trillion           C. 3.25 trillion        D. 76.1 billion

66. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Mexican War cost more than War of 1812.

B. First Gulf War cost the least in term of the percentage of the annual of GDP.

C. World War II cost more than Korean War.

D. Mexican War cost as much money as Spanish American War.

Answer 1

C.  BA D