Question 1

President Truman understood that his reelection in 1948 required that he fashion a coalition very different from the New Deal coalition that had worked for Franklin Roosevelt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1946, the Republicans used the simple slogan, "________" to capture both houses of Congress.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1946, the Republicans used the simple...

Question 3

In 1947, the first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was

Accepted Answer

A)  labor unions. 
B)  the Democratic Party. 
C)  the State Department. 
D)  the American Communist Party. 
E)  the movie industry. 
A)  labor unions. 
B)  the Democratic Party. 
C)  the State Department. 
D)  the American Communist Party. 
E)  the movie industry.

Question 4

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

Accepted Answer

A)  was limited to servicemen who had been wounded in combat. 
B)  mainly provided counseling for emotionally troubled veterans. 
C)  helped to reduce government spending. 
D)  gave economic and education subsidies to veterans. 
E)  explicitly discriminated against African Americans. 
A)  was limited to servicemen who had been wounded in combat. 
B)  mainly provided counseling for emotionally troubled veterans. 
C)  helped to reduce government spending. 
D)  gave economic and education subsidies to veterans. 
E)  explicitly discriminated against African Americans.

Question 5

What are the similarities and differences between the rising fear of communism in the United States after World War II and the Red Scare that had followed World War I?

Accepted Answer

The rising fear of communism in the Unit

Question 6

The immediate cause of the Korean War, in 1950, was the

Accepted Answer

A)  decision by the United States to send troops to South Korea. 
B)  triumph of communism in China. 
C)  military invasion by North Korea into South Korea. 
D)  division of Korea into northern and southern halves. 
E)  military invasion of North Korea by China. 
A)  decision by the United States to send troops to South Korea. 
B)  triumph of communism in China. 
C)  military invasion by North Korea into South Korea. 
D)  division of Korea into northern and southern halves. 
E)  military invasion of North Korea by China.

Question 7

By 1945, the Chinese government of Chiang Kai-shek had

Accepted Answer

A)  grown antagonistic toward the United States. 
B)  designs on taking over conquered Japan. 
C)  little popular support. 
D)  drifted toward communism. 
E)  willingly ceded authority to Mao Zedong. 
A)  grown antagonistic toward the United States. 
B)  designs on taking over conquered Japan. 
C)  little popular support. 
D)  drifted toward communism. 
E)  willingly ceded authority to Mao Zedong.

Question 8

All the following statements regarding the "zones of occupation" of Germany in 1945 are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  there were a total of four zones, each controlled by a different nation. 
B)  the zones were to be determined by the position of troops at the end of the war. 
C)  all of Berlin was to be placed under Soviet control. 
D)  at an unspecified date, Germany would be reunited. 
E)  Roosevelt preferred a reconstructed and reunited Germany. 
A)  there were a total of four zones, each controlled by a different nation. 
B)  the zones were to be determined by the position of troops at the end of the war. 
C)  all of Berlin was to be placed under Soviet control. 
D)  at an unspecified date, Germany would be reunited. 
E)  Roosevelt preferred a reconstructed and reunited Germany.

Question 9

The National Security Act represented an attempt by Congress to gain a measure of control over the making of American foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the 1952 campaign, Richard Nixon kept his place on the Republican ticket with his televised "________ speech."

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the 1952 campaign, Richard Nixon kept...

Question 11

Describe the Truman Doctrine, noting whether or not it contributed to world peace and security.

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a policy introdu

Question 12

Marshall Plan assistance was eventually accepted by sixteen nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

While the Soviet Union likely never ordered North Korea to attack South Korea, Stalin did support the North Korean offensive once it was under way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In early 1945 at the Yalta Conference,

Accepted Answer

A)  Franklin Roosevelt was too ill to attend. 
B)  Joseph Stalin withdrew a promise to enter the Pacific war. 
C)  Winston Churchill left early in a dispute with Stalin. 
D)  it was agreed that the Soviet Union should regain land lost in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War. 
E)  Joseph Stalin refused to agree to Roosevelt and Churchill's plans for the United Nations. 
A)  Franklin Roosevelt was too ill to attend. 
B)  Joseph Stalin withdrew a promise to enter the Pacific war. 
C)  Winston Churchill left early in a dispute with Stalin. 
D)  it was agreed that the Soviet Union should regain land lost in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War. 
E)  Joseph Stalin refused to agree to Roosevelt and Churchill's plans for the United Nations.

Question 15

At the time that he became president, Harry Truman shared former President Roosevelt's faith that Stalin would be reasonable and flexible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe the Marshall Plan and assess its importance in the postwar world.

Accepted Answer

The Marshall Plan, officially known as t

Question 17

General Douglas MacArthur pursued North Koreans beyond the 38th parallel in direct violation of President Truman's orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1945, Joseph Stalin's vision of a postwar world in which great powers would control strategic areas of interest was largely shared by

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles de Gaulle. 
B)  Winston Churchill. 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt. 
D)  Mao Zedong. 
E)  Harry Truman. 
A)  Charles de Gaulle. 
B)  Winston Churchill. 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt. 
D)  Mao Zedong. 
E)  Harry Truman.

Question 19

President Truman waited until after the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan to "get tough" with the Soviets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An integral part of the American policy of Cold War containment was to extend American economic aid to the rebuilding of Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Cold War

President Truman understood that his reelection in 1948 required that he fashion a coalition very different from the New Deal coalition that had worked for Franklin Roosevelt.

In 1946, the Republicans used the simple slogan, "________" to capture both houses of Congress.

In 1947, the first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

What are the similarities and differences between the rising fear of communism in the United States after World War II and the Red Scare that had followed World War I?

The immediate cause of the Korean War, in 1950, was the

By 1945, the Chinese government of Chiang Kai-shek had

All the following statements regarding the "zones of occupation" of Germany in 1945 are true EXCEPT that

The National Security Act represented an attempt by Congress to gain a measure of control over the making of American foreign policy.

During the 1952 campaign, Richard Nixon kept his place on the Republican ticket with his televised "________ speech."

Describe the Truman Doctrine, noting whether or not it contributed to world peace and security.

Marshall Plan assistance was eventually accepted by sixteen nations.

While the Soviet Union likely never ordered North Korea to attack South Korea, Stalin did support the North Korean offensive once it was under way.

In early 1945 at the Yalta Conference,

At the time that he became president, Harry Truman shared former President Roosevelt's faith that Stalin would be reasonable and flexible.

Describe the Marshall Plan and assess its importance in the postwar world.

General Douglas MacArthur pursued North Koreans beyond the 38th parallel in direct violation of President Truman's orders.

In 1945, Joseph Stalin's vision of a postwar world in which great powers would control strategic areas of interest was largely shared by

President Truman waited until after the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan to "get tough" with the Soviets.

An integral part of the American policy of Cold War containment was to extend American economic aid to the rebuilding of Western Europe.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

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

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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