Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Hector Perez Garcia

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

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 3

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 4

Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped unions gain strength in the South. 
B)  It allowed the president to impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes. 
C)  It only allowed strikes made by government employees. 
D)  It abolished the National Labor Relations Board. 
E)  It outlawed the passage of so-called right-to-work laws by the states. 
A)  It helped unions gain strength in the South. 
B)  It allowed the president to impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes. 
C)  It only allowed strikes made by government employees. 
D)  It abolished the National Labor Relations Board. 
E)  It outlawed the passage of so-called right-to-work laws by the states.

Question 5

How has the public and historical perception of Truman's presidency evolved over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans celebrated the outcomes of his agenda, believing that he had surpassed the achievements of FDR through his Fair Deal, and years later, admiration for his presidency has grown all the more. 
B)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans lauded his handling of various wars and paid little attention to domestic issues, but years later, many have viewed him with disappointment because he failed to achieve as much as FDR did when it came to civil rights. 
C)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans blamed him for a weak economy, the growth of cold war tensions, and red-baiting at home, and years later, many also admonish him for virtually ignoring economic warning signs and plunging the nation into an unprecedented depression. 
D)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans were frustrated by his focus on communism abroad, which the general public never considered a threat, but years later, many have applauded his and McCarthy's efforts to thwart the numerous Communist spies within the federal government. 
E)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans blamed him for issues such as higher taxes and higher prices for consumers brought by the war, but years later, many have come to view him more positively, appreciating that he dealt with a complex set of problems. 
A)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans celebrated the outcomes of his agenda, believing that he had surpassed the achievements of FDR through his Fair Deal, and years later, admiration for his presidency has grown all the more. 
B)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans lauded his handling of various wars and paid little attention to domestic issues, but years later, many have viewed him with disappointment because he failed to achieve as much as FDR did when it came to civil rights. 
C)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans blamed him for a weak economy, the growth of cold war tensions, and red-baiting at home, and years later, many also admonish him for virtually ignoring economic warning signs and plunging the nation into an unprecedented depression. 
D)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans were frustrated by his focus on communism abroad, which the general public never considered a threat, but years later, many have applauded his and McCarthy's efforts to thwart the numerous Communist spies within the federal government. 
E)  During Truman's presidency, many Americans blamed him for issues such as higher taxes and higher prices for consumers brought by the war, but years later, many have come to view him more positively, appreciating that he dealt with a complex set of problems.

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An impact of the Korean War was that Truman authorized increased assistance for French troops fighting a Communist independence movement in a French colony in ________,
Beginning U.S. military involvement there.

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  North Africa 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Southeast Asia 
E)  Berlin 
A)  India 
B)  North Africa 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Southeast Asia 
E)  Berlin

Question 10

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.

Question 11

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 12

Why did Truman win the presidential election of 1948? Why was his victory considered a major upset?

Accepted Answer

Truman won the presidential election of

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Truman expanded the New Deal by introduc

Question 14

The Fair Deal was President Truman's name for his approach to foreign policy in the early days of the cold war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about

Accepted Answer

A)  a massive Chinese intervention. 
B)  North Korea's surrender. 
C)  the bombing of mainland China. 
D)  a cease-fire followed by peace negotiations. 
E)  Korea's current division along the 42nd parallel. 
A)  a massive Chinese intervention. 
B)  North Korea's surrender. 
C)  the bombing of mainland China. 
D)  a cease-fire followed by peace negotiations. 
E)  Korea's current division along the 42nd parallel.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

Match each description with the item below.
-Arthur Miller

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

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Match each description with the item below. -Hector Perez Garcia

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

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?

Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?

How has the public and historical perception of Truman's presidency evolved over time?

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

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

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

An impact of the Korean War was that Truman authorized increased assistance for French troops fighting a Communist independence movement in a French colony in ________, Beginning U.S. military involvement there.

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

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

Why did Truman win the presidential election of 1948? Why was his victory considered a major upset?

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

The Fair Deal was President Truman's name for his approach to foreign policy in the early days of the cold war.

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

UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about

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

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

Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

Match each description with the item below. -Arthur Miller

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