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Show Defense Spending Skyrockets Pr Cant .............. . N.w Budget 1 1 60- ' ' - I 62 11 1 1 World War , I j v I HIgh: S9 1 ; 30-. , A : ij ; Defense spendinx t mmun,,mJZ&& I ri V t A U Meral coaU 1' W - J 41 Jbaw. C7--r4' ASaW ww... .m. ,. ....al j j j TV" - ::"-"V'..::, " 1910 1920 1930 1940 '42 ' Because defense spending lagged during post-war years 1919-40, 1919-40, the U.S. is forced to budget for war orders in fiscal 1942 a greater percentage of all federal expenditures than ever before. be-fore. Chart shows what portion army and navy spending has taken of total U. S. expenditures since 1910. |