Which statement about industry is FALSE?

a) The West did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the Cold War.

b) By the mid-1950s, white-collar workers outnumbered blue-collar factory and manual laborers.

c) The unions' success in raising wages inspired employers to mechanize more and more elements of manufacturing in order to reduce labor costs.

d) Since the 1950s, the American economy has shifted away from manufacturing.

e) New England benefited from the growth in the construction of aircraft engines and submarines

Answer: a) The West did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the Cold War.

Explanation:

The cold war affected United State due to they had to reduce their savings in an high consuming economy, they supported countries they were in good terms with as regards their development growth in a bid to affect China and soviet union. They took tough measures on both countries as thgave strict market policies to the Soviet Union and ensure China changed her policies concerning their investments. This proves the west benefitted from industries that sprang up during the cold war.

a) The West did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the Cold War.

Explanation:

To win the Cold War, the United States became a low-savings, high-consumption economy. It basically supported its allies in a recovery, development and growth process that out-consumed the USSR and China. The United States exhausted the USSR and forced China to change its policies on domestic investment.