Question 1

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 2

Inch'ŏn was the site where

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese forces overran UN positions, coming out ahead. 
B)  UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea. 
C)  it became clear that Korea would unite as a Communist country. 
D)  General MacArthur turned the Korean War around with an amphibious landing. 
E)  peace negotiations dragged on for two years following the Korean War. 
A)  Chinese forces overran UN positions, coming out ahead. 
B)  UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea. 
C)  it became clear that Korea would unite as a Communist country. 
D)  General MacArthur turned the Korean War around with an amphibious landing. 
E)  peace negotiations dragged on for two years following the Korean War.

Question 3

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 4

One major reason that the Second World War inspired postwar changes in race relations in the United States was the

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of an impact it had on the Great Depression. 
B)  racist nature of opponents of the United States, such as the Nazis, during the war. 
C)  number of northerners it inspired to move to the South. 
D)  lessons in equality American soldiers learned from fighting with European soldiers. 
E)  greater number of people receiving higher education. 
A)  lack of an impact it had on the Great Depression. 
B)  racist nature of opponents of the United States, such as the Nazis, during the war. 
C)  number of northerners it inspired to move to the South. 
D)  lessons in equality American soldiers learned from fighting with European soldiers. 
E)  greater number of people receiving higher education.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

Trace the development of building the United Nations. What issues did the United Nations have to deal with almost immediately after the war?

Accepted Answer

The development of the United Nations ca

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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.

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal

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

Inch'ŏn was the site where

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

One major reason that the Second World War inspired postwar changes in race relations in the United States was the

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 did President Truman veto the McCarran Internal Security Act?

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

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

Match each description with the item below. -Jackie Robinson

Trace the development of building the United Nations. What issues did the United Nations have to deal with almost immediately after the war?

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

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for

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, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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

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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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