Question 1

Civil rights initiatives after 1948

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A)  waned, given widespread American sentiment that any criticism of American society smacked of "disloyalty." 
B)  continued in the same vein as those achieved during the Truman administration. 
C)  included enforcement of bans on discrimination in employment and housing. 
D)  remained a strong priority for the Democratic Party. 
E)  became more important after the Soviets pointed out American hypocrisy. 
A)  waned, given widespread American sentiment that any criticism of American society smacked of "disloyalty." 
B)  continued in the same vein as those achieved during the Truman administration. 
C)  included enforcement of bans on discrimination in employment and housing. 
D)  remained a strong priority for the Democratic Party. 
E)  became more important after the Soviets pointed out American hypocrisy.

Question 2

Which of the following statements describes a sign that racial relations were changing after World War II?

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A)  Hoping to cast their votes, southern blacks started to emigrate to the North. 
B)  Jackie Robinson, the baseball player, came close to joining the Dodgers. 
C)  The number of interracial marriages grew considerably. 
D)  In several episodes of his radio show, Superman fought against the Ku Klux Klan. 
E)  Lynching practices considerably declined. 
A)  Hoping to cast their votes, southern blacks started to emigrate to the North. 
B)  Jackie Robinson, the baseball player, came close to joining the Dodgers. 
C)  The number of interracial marriages grew considerably. 
D)  In several episodes of his radio show, Superman fought against the Ku Klux Klan. 
E)  Lynching practices considerably declined.

Question 3

How did the States Rights' Democratic Party and the Progressive Party reflect America in the Cold War? Were both parties justified in their definitions of American freedom? Why, or why not? Explain.

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The States Rights' Democratic Party, als

Question 4

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

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The Cold War was a period of geopolitica

Question 5

Operation Dixie was

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A)  a military operation in Berlin. 
B)  a propaganda campaign led by the national government. 
C)  an effort to stop segregation in the northern states. 
D)  a campaign hoping to eliminate anti-labor conservatives from the South. 
E)  an initiative to reeducate GIs. 
A)  a military operation in Berlin. 
B)  a propaganda campaign led by the national government. 
C)  an effort to stop segregation in the northern states. 
D)  a campaign hoping to eliminate anti-labor conservatives from the South. 
E)  an initiative to reeducate GIs.

Question 6

During the Cold War, Americans

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A)  formed anticommunist groups who pressured public libraries to remove "un-American" books from their shelves. 
B)  were united in their outrage over the jailing of Communist Party leaders. 
C)  fired teachers who refused to sign loyalty oaths. 
D)  remained generally unconcerned over the prospect of communists living in America. 
E)  made a concerted effort to better understand Soviet ideologies. 
A)  formed anticommunist groups who pressured public libraries to remove "un-American" books from their shelves. 
B)  were united in their outrage over the jailing of Communist Party leaders. 
C)  fired teachers who refused to sign loyalty oaths. 
D)  remained generally unconcerned over the prospect of communists living in America. 
E)  made a concerted effort to better understand Soviet ideologies.

Question 7

Overall, the Marshall Plan was very successful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the result of the Korean War?

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A)  North Korea won, but then gave half of its territory to China. 
B)  The United States became divided on the home front as large peace demonstrations occurred in opposition to the war. 
C)  South Korea unified its country and then kicked out the United States. 
D)  Korea remained divided along the thirty-eighth parallel. 
E)  The Soviet Union sent troops to occupy Korea. 
A)  North Korea won, but then gave half of its territory to China. 
B)  The United States became divided on the home front as large peace demonstrations occurred in opposition to the war. 
C)  South Korea unified its country and then kicked out the United States. 
D)  Korea remained divided along the thirty-eighth parallel. 
E)  The Soviet Union sent troops to occupy Korea.

Question 9

In 1949, Mao Zedong

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A)  was forced into exile. 
B)  was elected as China's representative in front of the United Nations. 
C)  invaded Taiwan. 
D)  won the Chinese Civil War and created the People's Republic of China. 
E)  invaded Japan. 
A)  was forced into exile. 
B)  was elected as China's representative in front of the United Nations. 
C)  invaded Taiwan. 
D)  won the Chinese Civil War and created the People's Republic of China. 
E)  invaded Japan.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Marshall Plan, officially known as t

Question 11

During the Cold War, the United States considered all anticommunist regimes as part of the free world even when the government was oppressive to its own people. Which of the following nations fit this description?

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A)  South Africa 
B)  France 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  Soviet Union 
E)  Argelia 
A)  South Africa 
B)  France 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  Soviet Union 
E)  Argelia

Question 12

The New York Museum of Modern Art was funded by the CIA.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Korean War became the first American conflict fought by an integrated army since the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe how the Cold War was fought by each superpower. Be sure to discuss how both the United States and the Soviet Union believed that their social systems were firmly based on principles of freedom and social justice.

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The Cold War was fought by each superpow

Question 15

Organized labor emerged as

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A)  a vocal critic of McCarthyism. 
B)  a major supporter of the foreign policy of the Cold War. 
C)  a radical wing of the Communist Party. 
D)  a militant group willing to fight the Red Scare. 
E)  the best informants for the FBI and HUAC. 
A)  a vocal critic of McCarthyism. 
B)  a major supporter of the foreign policy of the Cold War. 
C)  a radical wing of the Communist Party. 
D)  a militant group willing to fight the Red Scare. 
E)  the best informants for the FBI and HUAC.

Question 16

"Totalitarian" had become a shorthand way of describing those on the other side in the Cold War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Berlin Blockade was

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A)  a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents. 
B)  a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied forces stationed in Turkey. 
C)  erected because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. 
D)  the Soviet Union's reaction to the establishment of a separate currency in the western occupied zones. 
E)  a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down. 
A)  a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents. 
B)  a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied forces stationed in Turkey. 
C)  erected because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. 
D)  the Soviet Union's reaction to the establishment of a separate currency in the western occupied zones. 
E)  a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down.

Question 18

Comment on Henry Luce's statement that "freedom" was the best word he could use to explain America to the rest of the world. Why do you think he picked that word? How did the Cold War affect that choice? How would you describe America to the rest of the world in 1952?

Accepted Answer

Henry Luce's statement that "freedom" wa

Question 19

Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in 1946 due in part to voters' unhappiness over labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the Cold War, American culture

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A)  became virtually nonexistent as most wartime financial efforts were directed elsewhere. 
B)  witnessed how the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts. 
C)  was absent from the daily lives of the common men and women. 
D)  faced no intervention from the national government. 
E)  was not politicized. 
A)  became virtually nonexistent as most wartime financial efforts were directed elsewhere. 
B)  witnessed how the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts. 
C)  was absent from the daily lives of the common men and women. 
D)  faced no intervention from the national government. 
E)  was not politicized.

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

Civil rights initiatives after 1948

Which of the following statements describes a sign that racial relations were changing after World War II?

How did the States Rights' Democratic Party and the Progressive Party reflect America in the Cold War? Were both parties justified in their definitions of American freedom? Why, or why not? Explain.

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

Operation Dixie was

During the Cold War, Americans

Overall, the Marshall Plan was very successful.

What was the result of the Korean War?

In 1949, Mao Zedong

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

During the Cold War, the United States considered all anticommunist regimes as part of the free world even when the government was oppressive to its own people. Which of the following nations fit this description?

The New York Museum of Modern Art was funded by the CIA.

The Korean War became the first American conflict fought by an integrated army since the American Revolution.

Describe how the Cold War was fought by each superpower. Be sure to discuss how both the United States and the Soviet Union believed that their social systems were firmly based on principles of freedom and social justice.

Organized labor emerged as

"Totalitarian" had become a shorthand way of describing those on the other side in the Cold War.

The Berlin Blockade was

Comment on Henry Luce's statement that "freedom" was the best word he could use to explain America to the rest of the world. Why do you think he picked that word? How did the Cold War affect that choice? How would you describe America to the rest of the world in 1952?

Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in 1946 due in part to voters' unhappiness over labor disputes.

During the Cold War, American culture

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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

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