Question 1

In the 1950s, what did the term "totalitarianism" describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic governments in Latin America 
B)  states that left no room for individual rights or alternative values 
C)  America's enemies in the Cold War 
D)  liberalism and the free market 
E)  the foreign policy of containment 
A)  democratic governments in Latin America 
B)  states that left no room for individual rights or alternative values 
C)  America's enemies in the Cold War 
D)  liberalism and the free market 
E)  the foreign policy of containment

Question 2

Which long-held U.S. territory was granted independence in 1946?

Accepted Answer

A)  Falkland Islands 
B)  Guantanamo 
C)  the Philippines 
D)  Hawaii 
E)  Puerto Rico 
A)  Falkland Islands 
B)  Guantanamo 
C)  the Philippines 
D)  Hawaii 
E)  Puerto Rico

Question 3

The policy of "containment" can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions. 
B)  a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world. 
C)  preventing the spread of communism worldwide. 
D)  fighting for the complete destruction of communism anywhere in the world. 
E)  containing capitalism within its own safe sphere. 
A)  preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions. 
B)  a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world. 
C)  preventing the spread of communism worldwide. 
D)  fighting for the complete destruction of communism anywhere in the world. 
E)  containing capitalism within its own safe sphere.

Question 4

Evaluate Harry Truman's domestic policies. Which parts reflected the New Deal? Why were they so difficult to implement? How did they expand freedom for Americans? How did they restrict freedom?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman's domestic policies were a

Question 5

What did the McCarren-Walter Act of 1952 permit?

Accepted Answer

A)  the holding of political prisoners 
B)  the barring of Jews from working at the State Department 
C)  the revocation of U.S. citizenship if deemed necessary 
D)  the president to decide who could enter the country 
E)  unlimited immigration 
A)  the holding of political prisoners 
B)  the barring of Jews from working at the State Department 
C)  the revocation of U.S. citizenship if deemed necessary 
D)  the president to decide who could enter the country 
E)  unlimited immigration

Question 6

Who made a name for himself with the Alger Hiss spy case?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Kennedy 
B)  Henry Kissinger 
C)  Daniel Ellsberg 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Richard Nixon 
A)  John Kennedy 
B)  Henry Kissinger 
C)  Daniel Ellsberg 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Richard Nixon

Question 7

Joseph McCarthy

Accepted Answer

A)  had the full support of the Senate during his anticommunist crusade. 
B)  successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the federal government. 
C)  successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the U.S. Army. 
D)  was hailed as an American hero for his fight against communism. 
E)  was an embarrassment to his party by 1954. 
A)  had the full support of the Senate during his anticommunist crusade. 
B)  successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the federal government. 
C)  successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the U.S. Army. 
D)  was hailed as an American hero for his fight against communism. 
E)  was an embarrassment to his party by 1954.

Question 8

Which of the following events occurred after Truman's 1947 speech to Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  A precedent was established for the United States to support terroristic regimes everywhere in their struggles against communism. 
B)  Congress approved $400 million in U.S. military aid to West Germany. 
C)  Truman received only immediate, short-term Republican support for his containment policies. 
D)  The Central Intelligence Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission were established with strict democratic oversight. 
E)  A precedent was set to create military alliances against the Soviet Union. 
A)  A precedent was established for the United States to support terroristic regimes everywhere in their struggles against communism. 
B)  Congress approved $400 million in U.S. military aid to West Germany. 
C)  Truman received only immediate, short-term Republican support for his containment policies. 
D)  The Central Intelligence Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission were established with strict democratic oversight. 
E)  A precedent was set to create military alliances against the Soviet Union.

Question 9

Private organizations such as the American Legion and the National Association of Manufacturers opposed government persecution of all individuals for their beliefs, even communists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did black organizations employ the language of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most black activists shied away from any nod to Cold War language for fear of government reprisals. 
B)  Organizations such as the NAACP used phrases such as "freedom versus slavery" to rally support for desegregation. 
C)  They noted how the Russians could use racism to damage America's image abroad, given its hypocrisy about the meaning of "freedom" at home. 
D)  The NAACP in particular copied the tactics of communist strategists in labor organizations such as the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. 
E)  The NAACP adopted and translated slogans from the Soviet Union. 
A)  Most black activists shied away from any nod to Cold War language for fear of government reprisals. 
B)  Organizations such as the NAACP used phrases such as "freedom versus slavery" to rally support for desegregation. 
C)  They noted how the Russians could use racism to damage America's image abroad, given its hypocrisy about the meaning of "freedom" at home. 
D)  The NAACP in particular copied the tactics of communist strategists in labor organizations such as the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. 
E)  The NAACP adopted and translated slogans from the Soviet Union.

Question 11

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Accepted Answer

A)  established an enforcing mechanism. 
B)  protected people against arbitrary governments. 
C)  failed to include freedom of religion. 
D)  was drafted by Delano Roosevelt. 
E)  failed to include economic rights. 
A)  established an enforcing mechanism. 
B)  protected people against arbitrary governments. 
C)  failed to include freedom of religion. 
D)  was drafted by Delano Roosevelt. 
E)  failed to include economic rights.

Question 12

The Taft-Hartley Act

Accepted Answer

A)  was drafted by President Truman. 
B)  was vetoed by President Truman. 
C)  empowered workers and unions. 
D)  was opposed by the large majority of women. 
E)  promoted workers' rights. 
A)  was drafted by President Truman. 
B)  was vetoed by President Truman. 
C)  empowered workers and unions. 
D)  was opposed by the large majority of women. 
E)  promoted workers' rights.

Question 13

Why did Margaret Chase Smith disagree with Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist agenda?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States was winning the Cold War. 
B)  She showed that he actually downplayed the communist threat. 
C)  The Republican Party did not need political victories. 
D)  McCarthy was promoting hate and character assassination. 
E)  The Democrats needed to regain control of the Senate. 
A)  The United States was winning the Cold War. 
B)  She showed that he actually downplayed the communist threat. 
C)  The Republican Party did not need political victories. 
D)  McCarthy was promoting hate and character assassination. 
E)  The Democrats needed to regain control of the Senate.

Question 14

After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  France. 
C)  the Soviet Union. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  Great Britain. 
A)  China. 
B)  France. 
C)  the Soviet Union. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  Great Britain.

Question 15

The Truman Doctrine assumed

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States would only help democratic governments in its quest against communism. 
B)  communism had already been defeated. 
C)  the United States would first and foremost focus on its internal problems. 
D)  the United States would provide aid to any anticommunist regime, even if it was not a democratic one. 
E)  the U.S. Army should have a presence in every country dealing with the communist threat. 
A)  the United States would only help democratic governments in its quest against communism. 
B)  communism had already been defeated. 
C)  the United States would first and foremost focus on its internal problems. 
D)  the United States would provide aid to any anticommunist regime, even if it was not a democratic one. 
E)  the U.S. Army should have a presence in every country dealing with the communist threat.

Question 16

Why did southern Democrats fear losing their position in the Democratic Party following its national convention of 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their numbers were ever shrinking in proportion to northern Democrats. 
B)  The migration westward had significantly reduced the southern Democratic constituency. 
C)  President Truman used the convention to bolster the position of his fellow Democrats from the northeastern establishment. 
D)  Party liberals under the leadership of Hubert Humphrey had added a strong civil rights plank to the party platform. 
E)  The success of Republicans in the South was eroding the constituency base for southern Democrats. 
A)  Their numbers were ever shrinking in proportion to northern Democrats. 
B)  The migration westward had significantly reduced the southern Democratic constituency. 
C)  President Truman used the convention to bolster the position of his fellow Democrats from the northeastern establishment. 
D)  Party liberals under the leadership of Hubert Humphrey had added a strong civil rights plank to the party platform. 
E)  The success of Republicans in the South was eroding the constituency base for southern Democrats.

Question 17

Why did France and other European nations understand NATO as a form of double containment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The organization would keep both the United States and the Soviet Union in check. 
B)  NATO would prevent the expansion of the British empire as well as of American imperialism. 
C)  The pact would guard them against Soviet aggression as well as Germany's resurgence. 
D)  NATO would contain communism but also contain the costs of defense for European nations. 
E)  NATO would counterbalance Soviet influence and that of the United Nations. 
A)  The organization would keep both the United States and the Soviet Union in check. 
B)  NATO would prevent the expansion of the British empire as well as of American imperialism. 
C)  The pact would guard them against Soviet aggression as well as Germany's resurgence. 
D)  NATO would contain communism but also contain the costs of defense for European nations. 
E)  NATO would counterbalance Soviet influence and that of the United Nations.

Question 18

Starting in the 1950s, the government asked federal employees to demonstrate their patriotism. This was especially true for those who were suspected of being disloyal. Along with this group, what other minority was specifically targeted by the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  gays and lesbians 
B)  Chinese immigrants 
C)  artists 
D)  women 
E)  Catholics 
A)  gays and lesbians 
B)  Chinese immigrants 
C)  artists 
D)  women 
E)  Catholics

Question 19

Fully discuss and examine the limitations placed on freedom during the Cold War. Then compare those circumstances with those during the Red Scare after World War I. What was the same? What was different? Were restrictions on civil liberties justified in both cases? Why, or why not? How did Americans react in each era?

Accepted Answer

During the Cold War, limitations on free

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-loyalty

Accepted Answer

Loyalty is the quality of being faithful

Exam 23: The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

In the 1950s, what did the term "totalitarianism" describe?

Which long-held U.S. territory was granted independence in 1946?

The policy of "containment" can best be described as

Evaluate Harry Truman's domestic policies. Which parts reflected the New Deal? Why were they so difficult to implement? How did they expand freedom for Americans? How did they restrict freedom?

What did the McCarren-Walter Act of 1952 permit?

Who made a name for himself with the Alger Hiss spy case?

Joseph McCarthy

Which of the following events occurred after Truman's 1947 speech to Congress?

Private organizations such as the American Legion and the National Association of Manufacturers opposed government persecution of all individuals for their beliefs, even communists.

How did black organizations employ the language of the Cold War?

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Taft-Hartley Act

Why did Margaret Chase Smith disagree with Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist agenda?

After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was

The Truman Doctrine assumed

Why did southern Democrats fear losing their position in the Democratic Party following its national convention of 1948?

Why did France and other European nations understand NATO as a form of double containment?

Starting in the 1950s, the government asked federal employees to demonstrate their patriotism. This was especially true for those who were suspected of being disloyal. Along with this group, what other minority was specifically targeted by the government?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -loyalty

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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