Question 1

In 1948, President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

Accepted Answer

A)  sending American paratroopers into West Berlin. 
B)  airlifting supplies to West Berlin. 
C)  threatening war with the Soviet Union. 
D)  encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions. 
E)  creating a blockade of East Berlin. 
A)  sending American paratroopers into West Berlin. 
B)  airlifting supplies to West Berlin. 
C)  threatening war with the Soviet Union. 
D)  encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions. 
E)  creating a blockade of East Berlin.

Question 2

The initial response by the American public to the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was

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A)  anger at the United Nations. 
B)  criticism of MacArthur. 
C)  relief that nuclear war had been avoided. 
D)  anger at China. 
E)  criticism of President Truman. 
A)  anger at the United Nations. 
B)  criticism of MacArthur. 
C)  relief that nuclear war had been avoided. 
D)  anger at China. 
E)  criticism of President Truman.

Question 3

In 1947, the Truman administration responded to Republican attacks that it was weak on communism by

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A)  ignoring them. 
B)  charging the Republicans with harboring communists within their own party. 
C)  beginning an investigation into the loyalty of federal employees. 
D)  blaming lax security on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
E)  supporting passage of the McCarran Internal Security Act. 
A)  ignoring them. 
B)  charging the Republicans with harboring communists within their own party. 
C)  beginning an investigation into the loyalty of federal employees. 
D)  blaming lax security on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
E)  supporting passage of the McCarran Internal Security Act.

Question 4

NSC-68 presumed that the United States could not necessarily rely on other nations to take the initiative in resisting communism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In early 1943 at a meeting in Casablanca,

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A)  Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agreed the Axis powers must surrender unconditionally. 
B)  Joseph Stalin had refused to attend. 
C)  Churchill and Roosevelt agreed to follow Stalin's strategy to defeat Germany. 
D)  Stalin threatened to make a separate peace with Germany. 
E)  Stalin argued against the Allies opening a second front in western Europe. 
A)  Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agreed the Axis powers must surrender unconditionally. 
B)  Joseph Stalin had refused to attend. 
C)  Churchill and Roosevelt agreed to follow Stalin's strategy to defeat Germany. 
D)  Stalin threatened to make a separate peace with Germany. 
E)  Stalin argued against the Allies opening a second front in western Europe.

Question 6

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

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A)  permitted the "union shop." 
B)  expanded the Wagner Act. 
C)  permitted the "closed shop." 
D)  prohibited states from passing "right-to-work" laws. 
E)  was supported by President Truman. 
A)  permitted the "union shop." 
B)  expanded the Wagner Act. 
C)  permitted the "closed shop." 
D)  prohibited states from passing "right-to-work" laws. 
E)  was supported by President Truman.

Question 7

The election of 1952 saw

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A)  a contest between two war heroes, neither of whom had ever held elective office. 
B)  President Harry Truman run for another term. 
C)  Richard Nixon forced to step down from the Republican ticket. 
D)  Joseph McCarthy run for president. 
E)  television play a role in the campaign. 
A)  a contest between two war heroes, neither of whom had ever held elective office. 
B)  President Harry Truman run for another term. 
C)  Richard Nixon forced to step down from the Republican ticket. 
D)  Joseph McCarthy run for president. 
E)  television play a role in the campaign.

Question 8

All of the following statements regarding the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers are true EXCEPT that

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A)  Chambers was a former communist agent. 
B)  classified documents allegedly stolen by Hiss were kept hidden by Chambers in a pumpkin. 
C)  the case cast suspicion on a generation of liberal Democrats. 
D)  Hiss was convicted of espionage. 
E)  Hiss served several years in prison. 
A)  Chambers was a former communist agent. 
B)  classified documents allegedly stolen by Hiss were kept hidden by Chambers in a pumpkin. 
C)  the case cast suspicion on a generation of liberal Democrats. 
D)  Hiss was convicted of espionage. 
E)  Hiss served several years in prison.

Question 9

President Truman was not willing to risk war with the Soviets by undertaking an American military response to Stalin's 1948 decision to blockade Berlin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The results of the election of 1952 saw

Accepted Answer

A)  the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress. 
B)  the end to a long period of Democratic dominance. 
C)  a close outcome between the two major parties. 
D)  all of these: the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress; the end to a long period of Democratic dominance; and a close outcome between the two major parties. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress. 
B)  the end to a long period of Democratic dominance. 
C)  a close outcome between the two major parties. 
D)  all of these: the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress; the end to a long period of Democratic dominance; and a close outcome between the two major parties. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

Why did communism cause such fear in the United States in the postwar period?

Accepted Answer

Communism caused significant fear in the

Question 12

Alger Hiss was in part convicted by Whittaker Chambers's "________ papers."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Alger Hiss was in part convicted by...

Question 13

All members of NATO were required to maintain a standing military force in Europe to defend against a possible Soviet move into Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Of the following, the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss primarily helped the political career of

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon. 
B)  Joseph McCarthy. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
E)  Lyndon B. Johnson. 
A)  Richard Nixon. 
B)  Joseph McCarthy. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
E)  Lyndon B. Johnson.

Question 15

President Truman's seizure of the steel mills was sanctioned by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Dwight Eisenhower's Democratic opponent in 1952 was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dwight Eisenhower's Democratic opponent in 1952 was...

Question 17

Truman met in July 1945 at ________, in Russian-occupied Germany, with Churchill and Stalin.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Truman met in July 1945 at ________,...

Question 18

During Joseph McCarthy's investigation into alleged subversion in government,

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans criticized his broad attacks on the Democratic Party. 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower spoke against him, after McCarthy attacked George Marshall in 1952. 
C)  he never produced conclusive evidence that any federal employee was a communist. 
D)  much of the public criticized his blunt tactics and coarse behavior. 
E)  he drew particularly strong support from the "eastern establishment." 
A)  Republicans criticized his broad attacks on the Democratic Party. 
B)  Dwight Eisenhower spoke against him, after McCarthy attacked George Marshall in 1952. 
C)  he never produced conclusive evidence that any federal employee was a communist. 
D)  much of the public criticized his blunt tactics and coarse behavior. 
E)  he drew particularly strong support from the "eastern establishment."

Question 19

President Truman made great progress on federal aid to education, but not on national health insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1945, a small percentage of working women wanted to continue working after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Cold War

In 1948, President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

The initial response by the American public to the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was

In 1947, the Truman administration responded to Republican attacks that it was weak on communism by

NSC-68 presumed that the United States could not necessarily rely on other nations to take the initiative in resisting communism.

In early 1943 at a meeting in Casablanca,

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

The election of 1952 saw

All of the following statements regarding the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers are true EXCEPT that

President Truman was not willing to risk war with the Soviets by undertaking an American military response to Stalin's 1948 decision to blockade Berlin.

The results of the election of 1952 saw

Why did communism cause such fear in the United States in the postwar period?

Alger Hiss was in part convicted by Whittaker Chambers's "________ papers."

All members of NATO were required to maintain a standing military force in Europe to defend against a possible Soviet move into Western Europe.

Of the following, the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss primarily helped the political career of

President Truman's seizure of the steel mills was sanctioned by the Supreme Court.

Dwight Eisenhower's Democratic opponent in 1952 was ________.

Truman met in July 1945 at ________, in Russian-occupied Germany, with Churchill and Stalin.

During Joseph McCarthy's investigation into alleged subversion in government,

President Truman made great progress on federal aid to education, but not on national health insurance.

In 1945, a small percentage of working women wanted to continue working after the war.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

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The Conquest of the Far West

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From Crisis to Empire

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