Question 1

Discuss the causes and major events that led to the announcement of the Truman Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

The announcement of the Truman Doctrine

Question 2

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did the cold war and American foreign policy affect the daily lives of typical Americans?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War and American foreign policy

Question 4

Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jewish organizers for American support for Israel after the Second World War 
B)  spies for Communist China who left the country before being convicted 
C)  part of the Hollywood Ten called to testify about their relationship to communism 
D)  American citizens convicted for spying and passing atomic bomb secrets to the USSR 
E)  esteemed scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb 
A)  Jewish organizers for American support for Israel after the Second World War 
B)  spies for Communist China who left the country before being convicted 
C)  part of the Hollywood Ten called to testify about their relationship to communism 
D)  American citizens convicted for spying and passing atomic bomb secrets to the USSR 
E)  esteemed scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb

Question 5

Truman viewed the results of the 1948 election as a mandate for

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism. 
B)  bipartisanship. 
C)  the status quo. 
D)  social welfare programs. 
E)  staunch conservatism. 
A)  socialism. 
B)  bipartisanship. 
C)  the status quo. 
D)  social welfare programs. 
E)  staunch conservatism.

Question 6

What was the role of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an American commitment to using atomic bombs as a first line of defense. 
B)  It promised that the United States would only intervene in the Western Hemisphere if necessary. 
C)  It committed the United States to help "free peoples" facing pressure from communism. 
D)  It was a policy at odds with the "domino theory" and, thus, proved widely unpopular at the time. 
E)  It made it clear that the United States would not get involved in the affairs of Europe or Asia again. 
A)  It was an American commitment to using atomic bombs as a first line of defense. 
B)  It promised that the United States would only intervene in the Western Hemisphere if necessary. 
C)  It committed the United States to help "free peoples" facing pressure from communism. 
D)  It was a policy at odds with the "domino theory" and, thus, proved widely unpopular at the time. 
E)  It made it clear that the United States would not get involved in the affairs of Europe or Asia again.

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of Mexican Americans following the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican Americans tended to avoid racial discrimination entirely, especially due to the number of them who had fought during the war and demanded equality at home. 
B)  Mexican Americans tended to have the most advanced degrees of any minority group at the time, and unlike African Americans, they remained unaffected by poll taxes to vote. 
C)  In a number of southwestern states, schools segregated Mexican American children from white children, and Mexican American veterans often were denied benefits available to white veterans. 
D)  The U.S. military refused to accept Mexican Americans into its ranks during the war, which fueled widespread postwar stereotypes that they lacked patriotism. 
E)  The United States contained so few Mexican Americans that they were rarely subject to ethnic prejudice and enjoyed equality with white Americans in postwar social programs. 
A)  Mexican Americans tended to avoid racial discrimination entirely, especially due to the number of them who had fought during the war and demanded equality at home. 
B)  Mexican Americans tended to have the most advanced degrees of any minority group at the time, and unlike African Americans, they remained unaffected by poll taxes to vote. 
C)  In a number of southwestern states, schools segregated Mexican American children from white children, and Mexican American veterans often were denied benefits available to white veterans. 
D)  The U.S. military refused to accept Mexican Americans into its ranks during the war, which fueled widespread postwar stereotypes that they lacked patriotism. 
E)  The United States contained so few Mexican Americans that they were rarely subject to ethnic prejudice and enjoyed equality with white Americans in postwar social programs.

Question 8

The conventional view of cold war history holds whom or what MOST responsible for beginning this conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman and his aggressive policies 
B)  American economic imperialism 
C)  the efforts of the Soviets, led by Josef Stalin, to dominate the globe 
D)  mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union 
E)  the collapse of British and French power at the end of the Second World War 
A)  Truman and his aggressive policies 
B)  American economic imperialism 
C)  the efforts of the Soviets, led by Josef Stalin, to dominate the globe 
D)  mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union 
E)  the collapse of British and French power at the end of the Second World War

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Truman's Fair Deal proposals by and large?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were intended to most appeal to Dixiecrats and earn Truman their help and support on both foreign and domestic issues. 
B)  They passed more quickly than most legislation, as most of the programs concerned urgent national security measures against the Soviet Union. 
C)  Most of them were intended to wipe out the New Deal and completely eliminated policies such as the minimum wage, Social Security, and other forms of federal aid. 
D)  They virtually ignored the plight of African Americans and inadvertently helped establish Truman's lasting reputation as a communist sympathizer. 
E)  Most of them were simply extensions or enlargements of New Deal programs, and a bipartisan conservative coalition in Congress successfully stopped their passage. 
A)  They were intended to most appeal to Dixiecrats and earn Truman their help and support on both foreign and domestic issues. 
B)  They passed more quickly than most legislation, as most of the programs concerned urgent national security measures against the Soviet Union. 
C)  Most of them were intended to wipe out the New Deal and completely eliminated policies such as the minimum wage, Social Security, and other forms of federal aid. 
D)  They virtually ignored the plight of African Americans and inadvertently helped establish Truman's lasting reputation as a communist sympathizer. 
E)  Most of them were simply extensions or enlargements of New Deal programs, and a bipartisan conservative coalition in Congress successfully stopped their passage.

Question 10

Drawing on the assumptions of the "domino theory," Truman believed the Soviet and Communist activities in Greece would

Accepted Answer

A)  provoke an immediate war with the Americans and the British that would escalate into the third world war. 
B)  help them gain the rich natural resources of the Mediterranean countries and, thus, limit the claim European countries had. 
C)  be merely a game to test the strength of their diplomatic strategies and would not actually pose a threat to the United States. 
D)  allow for the fall of the other nations in eastern Mediterranean, followed by those in Western Europe, if unchecked. 
E)  free those countries from dictatorships and, thus, would ultimately prove beneficial to the United States. 
A)  provoke an immediate war with the Americans and the British that would escalate into the third world war. 
B)  help them gain the rich natural resources of the Mediterranean countries and, thus, limit the claim European countries had. 
C)  be merely a game to test the strength of their diplomatic strategies and would not actually pose a threat to the United States. 
D)  allow for the fall of the other nations in eastern Mediterranean, followed by those in Western Europe, if unchecked. 
E)  free those countries from dictatorships and, thus, would ultimately prove beneficial to the United States.

Question 11

What is significant about the way Truman got the United States involved in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was able to build bipartisan support on an unprecedented level. 
B)  He used his stunning upset victory in 1948 and public opinion to strong-arm Congress. 
C)  He was able to do it without a congressional declaration, bypassing a constitutional provision. 
D)  He opposed intervention but got involved because public opinion demanded it. 
E)  He supported the war even though it was completely contrary to the Truman Doctrine. 
A)  He was able to build bipartisan support on an unprecedented level. 
B)  He used his stunning upset victory in 1948 and public opinion to strong-arm Congress. 
C)  He was able to do it without a congressional declaration, bypassing a constitutional provision. 
D)  He opposed intervention but got involved because public opinion demanded it. 
E)  He supported the war even though it was completely contrary to the Truman Doctrine.

Question 12

Which of the following occurred in Asia with the end of the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman virtually ignored foreign affairs in Asia because, even once both the United States and the Soviet Union both had atomic weapons, the Soviet Union continued to pose the greatest threat and consume all of his attention. 
B)  Korea was left under the control of Japan as a gesture of consolation during the postwar negotiations in the wake of the dropping of the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
C)  Korea was placed under joint American and British occupation early on after the war in a decision that successfully prevented Soviet involvement in Asia and helped establish a close relationship between Korean officials and the United States. 
D)  Korea and Japan quickly emerged as regional powers, as Asia had experienced little destruction due to the war and remained the most stable region of the world compared to Europe and the United States. 
E)  Korea became divided into northern and southern halves, with the Soviets organizing a Communist government in the north and the Americans then helping to establish a democratic government in the south. 
A)  Truman virtually ignored foreign affairs in Asia because, even once both the United States and the Soviet Union both had atomic weapons, the Soviet Union continued to pose the greatest threat and consume all of his attention. 
B)  Korea was left under the control of Japan as a gesture of consolation during the postwar negotiations in the wake of the dropping of the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
C)  Korea was placed under joint American and British occupation early on after the war in a decision that successfully prevented Soviet involvement in Asia and helped establish a close relationship between Korean officials and the United States. 
D)  Korea and Japan quickly emerged as regional powers, as Asia had experienced little destruction due to the war and remained the most stable region of the world compared to Europe and the United States. 
E)  Korea became divided into northern and southern halves, with the Soviets organizing a Communist government in the north and the Americans then helping to establish a democratic government in the south.

Question 13

Which of the following was a result of the Hiss-Chambers case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who had dropped an atomic bomb were punished for war crimes. 
B)  Senator Joseph McCarthy rose to national prominence. 
C)  The Communist party in the United States and its leadership grew in strength. 
D)  Alger Hiss was convicted of lying about espionage. 
E)  Whittaker Chambers served a lengthy prison term. 
A)  Individuals who had dropped an atomic bomb were punished for war crimes. 
B)  Senator Joseph McCarthy rose to national prominence. 
C)  The Communist party in the United States and its leadership grew in strength. 
D)  Alger Hiss was convicted of lying about espionage. 
E)  Whittaker Chambers served a lengthy prison term.

Question 14

Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of supplying secret U.S. documents to the Soviets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was a major economic problem that President Truman faced immediately after the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  the weakness of organized labor 
B)  declining birthrates that lowered consumer demand 
C)  high rates of inflation 
D)  the return of high unemployment 
E)  food shortages 
A)  the weakness of organized labor 
B)  declining birthrates that lowered consumer demand 
C)  high rates of inflation 
D)  the return of high unemployment 
E)  food shortages

Question 16

Explain the cold war policy of containment. What were the origins of this policy, and what are two important examples of its application between 1947 and 1953?

Accepted Answer

The policy of containment was a strategy

Question 17

Why did Truman fire General MacArthur?

Accepted Answer

A)  for incompetence 
B)  because of party politics 
C)  for insubordination 
D)  for reasons that are still unknown 
E)  because of switching sides 
A)  for incompetence 
B)  because of party politics 
C)  for insubordination 
D)  for reasons that are still unknown 
E)  because of switching sides

Question 18

By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet actions in

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia. 
B)  the Middle East. 
C)  Latin America. 
D)  Western Europe. 
E)  Eastern Europe. 
A)  East Asia. 
B)  the Middle East. 
C)  Latin America. 
D)  Western Europe. 
E)  Eastern Europe.

Question 19

When confronted with strikes in the coal and railroad industries in 1946, President Truman's response was to

Accepted Answer

A)  declare martial law. 
B)  temporarily seize those industries. 
C)  assert that the government had no role in labor-management disputes. 
D)  break the strikes through the intervention of unemployed veterans. 
E)  freeze transportation and energy prices. 
A)  declare martial law. 
B)  temporarily seize those industries. 
C)  assert that the government had no role in labor-management disputes. 
D)  break the strikes through the intervention of unemployed veterans. 
E)  freeze transportation and energy prices.

Question 20

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Discuss the causes and major events that led to the announcement of the Truman Doctrine.

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.

How did the cold war and American foreign policy affect the daily lives of typical Americans?

Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

Truman viewed the results of the 1948 election as a mandate for

What was the role of the Truman Doctrine?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of Mexican Americans following the Second World War?

The conventional view of cold war history holds whom or what MOST responsible for beginning this conflict?

Which of the following is true of Truman's Fair Deal proposals by and large?

Drawing on the assumptions of the "domino theory," Truman believed the Soviet and Communist activities in Greece would

What is significant about the way Truman got the United States involved in the Korean War?

Which of the following occurred in Asia with the end of the Second World War?

Which of the following was a result of the Hiss-Chambers case?

Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of supplying secret U.S. documents to the Soviets.

Which of the following was a major economic problem that President Truman faced immediately after the war?

Explain the cold war policy of containment. What were the origins of this policy, and what are two important examples of its application between 1947 and 1953?

Why did Truman fire General MacArthur?

By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet actions in

When confronted with strikes in the coal and railroad industries in 1946, President Truman's response was to

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.

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