Question

Which of the following situations best exemplifies the actions of the system President Eisenhower referred to as "the military-industrial complex"?
A. A politician attempts to exert control over the U.S. military by accusing high-ranking officers of having communist sympathies.

B. A military leader argues that one of the best ways to protect U.S. allies is to provide them with humanitarian aid.

C. An airplane manufacturer urges Congress to declare war on an unfriendly country to increase demand for military aircraft.

D. An autoworkers' union protests against the draft by claiming that it has a disproportionally negative impact on poor workers.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. An airplane manufacturer urges Congress to declare war on an unfriendly country to increase demand for military aircraft.

Explanation:

The military industrial complex is basically a situation when the government and the military under its control has the full intention to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with the private companies that produce the tools/equipment used by the military.

This tend to occurred when certain group of government representatives obtained their position in the government by using the help of interest groups controlled by weapons manufacturer.

As a result, these government representatives often made a lot of effort to justify the mobilization of military forces even when it's not really needed.

This can be seen in option C.

Even though a certain country is unfriendly to us, it doesn't really mean that we have to use our military to attack it. That type of decision usually influenced by Members of Congress who work under the control of private companies in weapons/defense industry.