The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. It started in 1947 and ended in 1991. The main enemies were the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. Therefore, both sides fought each other indirectly. There are several causes that led to the outbreak of the Cold War: tensions between the two nations at the end of World War II, the ideological conflict between both the United States and the Soviet Union, the emergence of nuclear weapons, and the fear of communism in the United States. The Cold War involved the United States, Russia, Asia, Europe and parts of Africa and Latin America (especially Cuba). The only place the Cold War took place physically was in Korea, during the Korean Conflict from 1950-53.
“Increase in company stock prices” is NOT likely to have a direct correlation with an increase in productivity in a company because when speaking about productivity it refers to improving the amount of products manufactured or sold by a company. For example, if a company that assembles cars today makes 1.000 cars per day and then increases that amount to 2.000 cars assembled per day, company productivity has improved 100%.
Company productivity may increase for the following reasons:
• Buying new technology: following the car company example, if it acquires new technology that speeds up the production process, such as an assembly machine, then more cars will be made.
• Additional training for their labor force: If the company that bought a new machine trains its labor force to use it, then production will also increase as employees know how to handle the equipment.
• Hiring additional workers: more qualified workers mean more production. For example, a company has 50 workers and they make 100 pair of shoes daily, then it hires 50 more workers so they make 200 pair of shoes by day. Therefore, the company productivity has increased.
The answer is B. Compromise with congress.
