Question 1

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 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Douglas MacArthur

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

In the ideological contest against the United States, Communists highlighted examples of racism to win influence among newly emerging African nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Describe the Red Scare that followed the end of the Second World War. What factors caused it? What were its major results?

Accepted Answer

The Red Scare that followed the end of t

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to

Accepted Answer

A)  enlarge the New Deal. 
B)  end the Depression. 
C)  balance the budget. 
D)  cut taxes. 
E)  dramatically reduce government spending. 
A)  enlarge the New Deal. 
B)  end the Depression. 
C)  balance the budget. 
D)  cut taxes. 
E)  dramatically reduce government spending.

Question 8

The Yalta pledges of democratic elections in Eastern Europe were

Accepted Answer

A)  violated by the Soviet Union. 
B)  postponed for two years after the end of the war. 
C)  fully backed by American military power. 
D)  honored by the Soviet Union. 
E)  not in the national interests of the United States. 
A)  violated by the Soviet Union. 
B)  postponed for two years after the end of the war. 
C)  fully backed by American military power. 
D)  honored by the Soviet Union. 
E)  not in the national interests of the United States.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the stance of the Dixiecrats in the 1948 campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  They built a biracial coalition between white and black Democrats in the South. 
B)  They supported Dwight Eisenhower's nomination for the Democrats. 
C)  They supported states' rights and racial segregation. 
D)  They represented the liberal wing of the Democratic party. 
E)  They called for greater power for the federal government. 
A)  They built a biracial coalition between white and black Democrats in the South. 
B)  They supported Dwight Eisenhower's nomination for the Democrats. 
C)  They supported states' rights and racial segregation. 
D)  They represented the liberal wing of the Democratic party. 
E)  They called for greater power for the federal government.

Question 13

Match each description with the item below.
-J. Strom Thurmond

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

What is one way the Chinese civil war proved significant for the cold war?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reassured Truman that the scope of the cold war was diminishing because communism had not proved a major issue between the fighting Chinese factions. 
B)  It led the U.S. military to intervene immediately and demonstrated the strong support Americans showed early on for such a massive intervention. 
C)  It resulted in the victory of Communists over Chinese Nationalists, and the Communists would go on to intervene in the Korean War to aid their North Korean allies. 
D)  It ended with the Chinese Nationalists' victory over the Communists because of their detonation of the first atomic weapons since the Second World War. 
E)  It led to an alliance between the U.S. government and the Communist Chinese government, for their version of communism was much different than the Soviet Union's. 
A)  It reassured Truman that the scope of the cold war was diminishing because communism had not proved a major issue between the fighting Chinese factions. 
B)  It led the U.S. military to intervene immediately and demonstrated the strong support Americans showed early on for such a massive intervention. 
C)  It resulted in the victory of Communists over Chinese Nationalists, and the Communists would go on to intervene in the Korean War to aid their North Korean allies. 
D)  It ended with the Chinese Nationalists' victory over the Communists because of their detonation of the first atomic weapons since the Second World War. 
E)  It led to an alliance between the U.S. government and the Communist Chinese government, for their version of communism was much different than the Soviet Union's.

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal

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

Match each description with the item below. -Douglas MacArthur

In the ideological contest against the United States, Communists highlighted examples of racism to win influence among newly emerging African nations.

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

Describe the Red Scare that followed the end of the Second World War. What factors caused it? What were its major results?

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

On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to

The Yalta pledges of democratic elections in Eastern Europe were

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

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?

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

What was the stance of the Dixiecrats in the 1948 campaign?

Match each description with the item below. -J. Strom Thurmond

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

What was the role of the GI Bill?

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

What was the role of the Marshall Plan?

Match each description with the item below. -Matthew Ridgway

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

What is one way the Chinese civil war proved significant for the cold war?

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