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Postwar Prosperity

Question 8 • JPS-2026/27-WRHS-US History B-(CR-S1)-Hall

Which US president established the interstate highway system?

Answer
A
Franklin D. Roosevelt
B
Harry Truman
C
Dwight Eisenhower
D
John F. Kennedy

Explanation

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 established the Interstate Highway System. President Dwight Eisenhower signed the act into law, drawing in part on his experience with military transport and Germany’s autobahn system. Therefore, the correct choice is Dwight Eisenhower.

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