Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Jackie Robinson

Accepted Answer

A) authored the "Long Telegram" and advised containing Soviet expansionism 
B) organized the GI Forum to foster equal treatment of Mexican American veterans 
C) was governor of South Carolina and the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) wrote The Crucible, inspired by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUA
C)  
E) was the first African American to play major league baseball and drew more diverse crowds
F)was part of the same Soviet spy ring as Klaus Fuchs, a German-born English nuclear physicist
G)was the consul in charge of U.S.-occupied Japan and served as supreme commander of the UN forces
H)was a senator from Wisconsin who took advantage of anti-Communist anxieties
I)was the secretary of state in 1947 who devised the plan of economic recovery aid to Europe
J)was appointed by Truman to lead UN forces in Korea after April 1951 
A) authored the "Long Telegram" and advised containing Soviet expansionism 
B) organized the GI Forum to foster equal treatment of Mexican American veterans 
C) was governor of South Carolina and the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) wrote The Crucible, inspired by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUA
C)  
E) was the first African American to play major league baseball and drew more diverse crowds
F)was part of the same Soviet spy ring as Klaus Fuchs, a German-born English nuclear physicist
G)was the consul in charge of U.S.-occupied Japan and served as supreme commander of the UN forces
H)was a senator from Wisconsin who took advantage of anti-Communist anxieties
I)was the secretary of state in 1947 who devised the plan of economic recovery aid to Europe
J)was appointed by Truman to lead UN forces in Korea after April 1951

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Matthew Ridgway

Accepted Answer

A) authored the "Long Telegram" and advised containing Soviet expansionism 
B) organized the GI Forum to foster equal treatment of Mexican American veterans 
C) was governor of South Carolina and the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) wrote The Crucible, inspired by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUA
C)  
E) was the first African American to play major league baseball and drew more diverse crowds
F)was part of the same Soviet spy ring as Klaus Fuchs, a German-born English nuclear physicist
G)was the consul in charge of U.S.-occupied Japan and served as supreme commander of the UN forces
H)was a senator from Wisconsin who took advantage of anti-Communist anxieties
I)was the secretary of state in 1947 who devised the plan of economic recovery aid to Europe
J)was appointed by Truman to lead UN forces in Korea after April 1951 
A) authored the "Long Telegram" and advised containing Soviet expansionism 
B) organized the GI Forum to foster equal treatment of Mexican American veterans 
C) was governor of South Carolina and the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) wrote The Crucible, inspired by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUA
C)  
E) was the first African American to play major league baseball and drew more diverse crowds
F)was part of the same Soviet spy ring as Klaus Fuchs, a German-born English nuclear physicist
G)was the consul in charge of U.S.-occupied Japan and served as supreme commander of the UN forces
H)was a senator from Wisconsin who took advantage of anti-Communist anxieties
I)was the secretary of state in 1947 who devised the plan of economic recovery aid to Europe
J)was appointed by Truman to lead UN forces in Korea after April 1951

Question 3

Harry Truman was famously short-tempered and outspoken.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the presidential election of 1948, Republicans saw little hope for victory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the 1948 election, which candidate was MOST critical of the current administration's anti-Soviet policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strom Thurmond, a Dixiecrat 
B)  Thomas Dewey, a Republican 
C)  Henry Wallace, a Progressive 
D)  Harry Truman, a Democrat 
E)  George Marshall, an Independent 
A)  Strom Thurmond, a Dixiecrat 
B)  Thomas Dewey, a Republican 
C)  Henry Wallace, a Progressive 
D)  Harry Truman, a Democrat 
E)  George Marshall, an Independent

Question 6

The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to

Accepted Answer

A)  arrange a summit conference with Stalin. 
B)  order the resumption of the military draft. 
C)  order the development of a hydrogen bomb. 
D)  declare the foolishness of the nuclear arms race. 
E)  arm American submarines with nuclear missiles. 
A)  arrange a summit conference with Stalin. 
B)  order the resumption of the military draft. 
C)  order the development of a hydrogen bomb. 
D)  declare the foolishness of the nuclear arms race. 
E)  arm American submarines with nuclear missiles.

Question 7

How did Truman expand the New Deal? How effective was his Fair Deal agenda?

Accepted Answer

Truman expanded the New Deal by introduc

Question 8

What was the international response when North Korea attacked South Korea?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korean forces repulsed the invaders early on, making international intervention unnecessary. 
B)  Working with Truman, the United Nations authorized military intervention against the aggressors. 
C)  Truman persuaded Congress to declare war without the backing of the United Nations. 
D)  Stalin convinced North Korea to end the invasion because the Soviets lacked nuclear weapons. 
E)  The Soviets used their Security Council veto to prevent United Nations action. 
A)  South Korean forces repulsed the invaders early on, making international intervention unnecessary. 
B)  Working with Truman, the United Nations authorized military intervention against the aggressors. 
C)  Truman persuaded Congress to declare war without the backing of the United Nations. 
D)  Stalin convinced North Korea to end the invasion because the Soviets lacked nuclear weapons. 
E)  The Soviets used their Security Council veto to prevent United Nations action.

Question 9

What was the role of the GI Bill?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided loans to veterans for education, job training, and the building of homes and businesses. 
B)  It protected American servicemen from abuse by their officers by laying out their rights under the law. 
C)  It desegregated the armed forces to honor the brave service of many African American veterans. 
D)  It paid veterans from the Second World War large bonuses to remain in the military for the cold war. 
E)  It was legislation passed by Congress meant to increase funding for the military to unprecedented levels. 
A)  It provided loans to veterans for education, job training, and the building of homes and businesses. 
B)  It protected American servicemen from abuse by their officers by laying out their rights under the law. 
C)  It desegregated the armed forces to honor the brave service of many African American veterans. 
D)  It paid veterans from the Second World War large bonuses to remain in the military for the cold war. 
E)  It was legislation passed by Congress meant to increase funding for the military to unprecedented levels.

Question 10

Authored by Paul Nitze, ________ endorsed a massive militarized version of containment that guided American foreign policy for decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fair Deal 
B)  NSC-68 
C)  the Marshall Plan 
D)  the Atlantic Charter 
E)  the Long Telegram 
A)  the Fair Deal 
B)  NSC-68 
C)  the Marshall Plan 
D)  the Atlantic Charter 
E)  the Long Telegram

Question 11

What factors contributed to the coming of the cold war? What were some of the key developments leading to this conflict?

Accepted Answer

The coming of the Cold War was influence

Question 12

Truman's firing of MacArthur in 1951 was over MacArthur's refusal to pursue the war in Korea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from ________ by issuing an executive order known as the Loyalty Order.

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching 
B)  the federal government 
C)  the military 
D)  Hollywood 
E)  unions 
A)  teaching 
B)  the federal government 
C)  the military 
D)  Hollywood 
E)  unions

Question 14

Which of the following appears to have led to the cold war in retrospect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman's refusal to adopt an antagonistic foreign policy and his ongoing efforts at collaboration with the Soviet Union 
B)  ideological competition between democratic capitalism and totalitarian communism and their opposing views of what the postwar world should become 
C)  the ongoing threat of Nazism following the Second World War around the globe, but most especially in the United States and the Soviet Union 
D)  the lack of Russian casualties and invasions in Russia during the Second World War that left the nation more powerful than ever before 
E)  the upholding of promises made at the Yalta Conference following the Second World War by all parties involved and the independence of Eastern European nations 
A)  Truman's refusal to adopt an antagonistic foreign policy and his ongoing efforts at collaboration with the Soviet Union 
B)  ideological competition between democratic capitalism and totalitarian communism and their opposing views of what the postwar world should become 
C)  the ongoing threat of Nazism following the Second World War around the globe, but most especially in the United States and the Soviet Union 
D)  the lack of Russian casualties and invasions in Russia during the Second World War that left the nation more powerful than ever before 
E)  the upholding of promises made at the Yalta Conference following the Second World War by all parties involved and the independence of Eastern European nations

Question 15

The Berlin airlift saw the aerial evacuation of American personnel from Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman's upset victory. 
B)  the unlikelihood of Dewey winning. 
C)  the new use of polls and television. 
D)  Republicans winning both houses of Congress. 
E)  the poor showing of Henry Wallace. 
A)  Truman's upset victory. 
B)  the unlikelihood of Dewey winning. 
C)  the new use of polls and television. 
D)  Republicans winning both houses of Congress. 
E)  the poor showing of Henry Wallace.

Question 17

The celebrity status of the group known as the Hollywood Ten successfully prevented the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) from subpoenaing them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why and how did the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union develop?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War between the United States a

Question 19

Which of the following statements describes the role State Department official George Kennan played in the onset of the cold war?

Accepted Answer

A)  He predicted that the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviets would continue due to similarities between capitalism and communism. 
B)  He said the United States should ignore recent events in Europe and focus on the defense of the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  He recommended that the United States contain Soviet expansionist tendencies through efforts to undermine the appeal of Soviet communism. 
D)  He urged the use of military force to liberate Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and advised Truman to bomb the Russians. 
E)  He expressed certainty that the Soviet Union would come out ahead of the United States and doubted that communism would ever destabilize or collapse. 
A)  He predicted that the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviets would continue due to similarities between capitalism and communism. 
B)  He said the United States should ignore recent events in Europe and focus on the defense of the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  He recommended that the United States contain Soviet expansionist tendencies through efforts to undermine the appeal of Soviet communism. 
D)  He urged the use of military force to liberate Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and advised Truman to bomb the Russians. 
E)  He expressed certainty that the Soviet Union would come out ahead of the United States and doubted that communism would ever destabilize or collapse.

Question 20

What were the major international developments during 1949-1950, and how did they alter U.S. foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

During 1949-1950, there were several maj

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Match each description with the item below. -Jackie Robinson

Match each description with the item below. -Matthew Ridgway

Harry Truman was famously short-tempered and outspoken.

During the presidential election of 1948, Republicans saw little hope for victory.

During the 1948 election, which candidate was MOST critical of the current administration's anti-Soviet policies?

The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to

How did Truman expand the New Deal? How effective was his Fair Deal agenda?

What was the international response when North Korea attacked South Korea?

What was the role of the GI Bill?

Authored by Paul Nitze, ________ endorsed a massive militarized version of containment that guided American foreign policy for decades.

What factors contributed to the coming of the cold war? What were some of the key developments leading to this conflict?

Truman's firing of MacArthur in 1951 was over MacArthur's refusal to pursue the war in Korea.

In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from ________ by issuing an executive order known as the Loyalty Order.

Which of the following appears to have led to the cold war in retrospect?

The Berlin airlift saw the aerial evacuation of American personnel from Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city.

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for

The celebrity status of the group known as the Hollywood Ten successfully prevented the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) from subpoenaing them.

Why and how did the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union develop?

Which of the following statements describes the role State Department official George Kennan played in the onset of the cold war?

What were the major international developments during 1949-1950, and how did they alter U.S. foreign policy?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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