Question 1

Why was the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) significant to American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The commitment to NATO as a mutual defense alliance against the Soviet Union marked an end to isolationism in the United States. 
B)  In keeping with the decision of the United States not to join the League of Nations, the formation of NATO indicated the return of isolationism in the United States. 
C)  The creation of NATO demonstrated that the United States was unwilling to go to war on behalf of its allies but factored its allies into economic decisions. 
D)  The establishment of NATO represented a partnership with the Soviet Union that acted as a stabilizing force despite the underlying tensions of the cold war. 
E)  NATO was deeply unpopular among the American people at the time of its formation and eroded popular support for the federal government in general. 
A)  The commitment to NATO as a mutual defense alliance against the Soviet Union marked an end to isolationism in the United States. 
B)  In keeping with the decision of the United States not to join the League of Nations, the formation of NATO indicated the return of isolationism in the United States. 
C)  The creation of NATO demonstrated that the United States was unwilling to go to war on behalf of its allies but factored its allies into economic decisions. 
D)  The establishment of NATO represented a partnership with the Soviet Union that acted as a stabilizing force despite the underlying tensions of the cold war. 
E)  NATO was deeply unpopular among the American people at the time of its formation and eroded popular support for the federal government in general.

Question 2

Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  divide the rest of Germany into occupation zones. 
B)  mass American troops on the Soviet border. 
C)  get the United Nations to officially protest. 
D)  launch a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin. 
E)  meet with Stalin to diplomatically resolve the crisis. 
A)  divide the rest of Germany into occupation zones. 
B)  mass American troops on the Soviet border. 
C)  get the United Nations to officially protest. 
D)  launch a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin. 
E)  meet with Stalin to diplomatically resolve the crisis.

Question 3

Due to shrinking military production, a deep recession followed the end of the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A number of historians today believe the cold war was an unavoidable consequence of ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following reorganized the American defense and intelligence establishment in 1947, creating the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, National Security Council
And Central Intelligence Agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  The Marshall Plan 
C)  GI Bill 
D)  National Security Act 
E)  Serviceman Readjustment Act 
A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  The Marshall Plan 
C)  GI Bill 
D)  National Security Act 
E)  Serviceman Readjustment Act

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Ethel Rosenberg

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 7

What were the consequences of the cold war and subsequent Red Scare on civil liberties in the United States between 1945 and the election of Dwight Eisenhower?

Accepted Answer

The consequences of the Cold War and sub

Question 8

Senator McCarthy was very effective in

Accepted Answer

A)  passing major legislation. 
B)  nabbing actual Communists. 
C)  gathering proof to back his accusations. 
D)  protecting American freedoms. 
E)  exploiting public fears. 
A)  passing major legislation. 
B)  nabbing actual Communists. 
C)  gathering proof to back his accusations. 
D)  protecting American freedoms. 
E)  exploiting public fears.

Question 9

What was the role of the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  It established the formation of an international alliance to resist communist aggression in Europe and to make the United States less dependent on foreign markets. 
B)  It was predominantly a call to action for international cooperation in relieving the blockade of Berlin and sending large amounts of Western European supplies. 
C)  It was an international economic recovery program that not only helped western allies but also sought to ease tensions by benefiting the war-torn Soviet Union. 
D)  It was an international economic recovery program that also sought to reduce socialist influence in Europe and reestablish a strong Western Europe rooted in American values. 
E)  It was an economic recovery program that focused on helping struggling families in the United States after the Second World War through the buying and selling of bonds. 
A)  It established the formation of an international alliance to resist communist aggression in Europe and to make the United States less dependent on foreign markets. 
B)  It was predominantly a call to action for international cooperation in relieving the blockade of Berlin and sending large amounts of Western European supplies. 
C)  It was an international economic recovery program that not only helped western allies but also sought to ease tensions by benefiting the war-torn Soviet Union. 
D)  It was an international economic recovery program that also sought to reduce socialist influence in Europe and reestablish a strong Western Europe rooted in American values. 
E)  It was an economic recovery program that focused on helping struggling families in the United States after the Second World War through the buying and selling of bonds.

Question 10

Why did President Truman veto the McCarran Internal Security Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to shore up his popularity ratings. 
B)  He wanted to protect some Communist friends. 
C)  He was angry with Congress. 
D)  He felt it promoted thought control. 
E)  He knew there were no Communist spies in the United States. 
A)  He wanted to shore up his popularity ratings. 
B)  He wanted to protect some Communist friends. 
C)  He was angry with Congress. 
D)  He felt it promoted thought control. 
E)  He knew there were no Communist spies in the United States.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true in regard to Israel's founding in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States supported keeping Palestine a solely Arab state. 
B)  The United States opposed the British departure from Palestine. 
C)  The United States became the first country to recognize the Jewish state. 
D)  The United States took no official stance, igniting controversy. 
E)  The United States sent troops there to maintain peace in the Middle East. 
A)  The United States supported keeping Palestine a solely Arab state. 
B)  The United States opposed the British departure from Palestine. 
C)  The United States became the first country to recognize the Jewish state. 
D)  The United States took no official stance, igniting controversy. 
E)  The United States sent troops there to maintain peace in the Middle East.

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Why was the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) significant to American foreign policy?

Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to

Due to shrinking military production, a deep recession followed the end of the Second World War.

A number of historians today believe the cold war was an unavoidable consequence of ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Which of the following reorganized the American defense and intelligence establishment in 1947, creating the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, National Security Council And Central Intelligence Agency?

Match each description with the item below. -Ethel Rosenberg

What were the consequences of the cold war and subsequent Red Scare on civil liberties in the United States between 1945 and the election of Dwight Eisenhower?

Senator McCarthy was very effective in

What was the role of the Marshall Plan?

Why did President Truman veto the McCarran Internal Security Act?

Which of the following statements is true in regard to Israel's founding in 1948?

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