Question 1

American military action in Korea was approved by the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

NATO stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

North Atla

Question 3

President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek, but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  following the end of the war in the Pacific. 
B)  once the United States had successfully used the atomic bomb. 
C)  at the Potsdam Conference. 
D)  after his first few days in office. 
E)  after it became clear Stalin was supporting communist forces in China. 
A)  following the end of the war in the Pacific. 
B)  once the United States had successfully used the atomic bomb. 
C)  at the Potsdam Conference. 
D)  after his first few days in office. 
E)  after it became clear Stalin was supporting communist forces in China.

Question 5

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, nominally in charge of carrying out Truman's employee loyalty program, opposed the initiative through lax enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Some writers were barred from employment in the movie industry when Hollywood adopted a(n) ________ of those of "suspicious loyalty."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some writers were barred from employment in...

Question 7

In mid-1948, President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session, with the expectation they would do very little.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Soviet Union was invited to participate in the Marshall Plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

At Casablanca, Roosevelt and Churchill announced that they would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When he ran for president in 1952, Dwight Eisenhower failed to speak out against Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1950, Alger Hiss was convicted of spying on the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were

Accepted Answer

A)  not members of the Communist Party. 
B)  accused of passing American secrets to its enemies. 
C)  convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 
D)  both accused of passing American secrets to its enemies, and convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  not members of the Communist Party. 
B)  accused of passing American secrets to its enemies. 
C)  convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 
D)  both accused of passing American secrets to its enemies, and convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

All of the following statements regarding Korea are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  in 1945, both the United States and the Soviet Union had troops in Korea. 
B)  the Soviet Union established a communist government in the north. 
C)  the United States left Korea in 1946. 
D)  the Soviet Union left Korea in 1949. 
E)  the country was divided along the 38th parallel. 
A)  in 1945, both the United States and the Soviet Union had troops in Korea. 
B)  the Soviet Union established a communist government in the north. 
C)  the United States left Korea in 1946. 
D)  the Soviet Union left Korea in 1949. 
E)  the country was divided along the 38th parallel.

Question 14

At Yalta, the Big Three agreed to create a United Nations with a Security Council in which the major powers would have the power to veto proposed action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Cold War

American military action in Korea was approved by the United Nations.

NATO stands for ________.

President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek, but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, nominally in charge of carrying out Truman's employee loyalty program, opposed the initiative through lax enforcement.

Some writers were barred from employment in the movie industry when Hollywood adopted a(n) ________ of those of "suspicious loyalty."

In mid-1948, President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session, with the expectation they would do very little.

The Soviet Union was invited to participate in the Marshall Plan.

At Casablanca, Roosevelt and Churchill announced that they would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

When he ran for president in 1952, Dwight Eisenhower failed to speak out against Senator Joseph McCarthy.

In 1950, Alger Hiss was convicted of spying on the United States.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were

All of the following statements regarding Korea are true EXCEPT that

At Yalta, the Big Three agreed to create a United Nations with a Security Council in which the major powers would have the power to veto proposed action.

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