Question 1

Why did American policymakers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of Europe under the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hoped to provoke the Soviet Union with this program. 
B)  They were trying to further solidify the division between the East and the West on the continent. 
C)  They were happy to provide their own constituents with profitable defense contracts. 
D)  They were afraid that otherwise, western European nations might fall under Soviet influence. 
E)  Most Americans still had immediate family in Europe and felt a strong personal connection. 
A)  They hoped to provoke the Soviet Union with this program. 
B)  They were trying to further solidify the division between the East and the West on the continent. 
C)  They were happy to provide their own constituents with profitable defense contracts. 
D)  They were afraid that otherwise, western European nations might fall under Soviet influence. 
E)  Most Americans still had immediate family in Europe and felt a strong personal connection.

Question 2

What was To Secure These Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  a World War II propaganda film that denounced fascism 
B)  an indictment of racial inequality in America issued by the Commission on Civil Rights 
C)  a government film on how the United States needed to stand up to the Soviet Union 
D)  a Major League baseball report recommending how to integrate blacks into the sport 
E)  a documentary about creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights 
A)  a World War II propaganda film that denounced fascism 
B)  an indictment of racial inequality in America issued by the Commission on Civil Rights 
C)  a government film on how the United States needed to stand up to the Soviet Union 
D)  a Major League baseball report recommending how to integrate blacks into the sport 
E)  a documentary about creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights

Question 3

Despite the communist victory in China's civil war and the Soviets' successful development of an atomic bomb, the Truman administration refused to endorse a permanent U.S. military buildup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Truman's civil rights plan called for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a permanent federal civil rights commission 
B)  national laws regulating the poll tax 
C)  affirmative action in employment 
D)  reparations 
E)  separate and equal education 
A)  a permanent federal civil rights commission 
B)  national laws regulating the poll tax 
C)  affirmative action in employment 
D)  reparations 
E)  separate and equal education

Question 5

How had the political climate changed in the South during World War II and in the early Cold War years?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mass exodus of African-Americans for the West Coast and Northeast left the region almost exclusively white. 
B)  The high concentration of prisoner-of-war camps in the region had made these southerners savvy in foreign affairs. 
C)  The number of African-Americans in the region that were registered to vote increased sevenfold. 
D)  In light of the fight against an enemy with a racial ideology, the states of the Upper South abolished segregation and Jim Crow rule. 
E)  The region's central role in the development of the atomic bomb made it the capital of militant Cold War politics. 
A)  The mass exodus of African-Americans for the West Coast and Northeast left the region almost exclusively white. 
B)  The high concentration of prisoner-of-war camps in the region had made these southerners savvy in foreign affairs. 
C)  The number of African-Americans in the region that were registered to vote increased sevenfold. 
D)  In light of the fight against an enemy with a racial ideology, the states of the Upper South abolished segregation and Jim Crow rule. 
E)  The region's central role in the development of the atomic bomb made it the capital of militant Cold War politics.

Question 6

Who were the "Dixiecrats"?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of the national press corps who covered the story of Strom Thurmond's breakaway from the Democratic Party 
B)  southern Democrats who walked out of the 1948 convention to form the "States' Rights Democratic Party" 
C)  southern labor organizers who campaigned against passage of the Taft-Hartley Act 
D)  Republicans who favored maintaining segregation in the South in support of the principle of states' rights 
E)  members of the Commission on Civil Rights 
A)  members of the national press corps who covered the story of Strom Thurmond's breakaway from the Democratic Party 
B)  southern Democrats who walked out of the 1948 convention to form the "States' Rights Democratic Party" 
C)  southern labor organizers who campaigned against passage of the Taft-Hartley Act 
D)  Republicans who favored maintaining segregation in the South in support of the principle of states' rights 
E)  members of the Commission on Civil Rights

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Totalitarianism is a form of government

Question 8

Which statement accurately describes what NSC-68 called for?

Accepted Answer

A)  more spending on scientific research 
B)  enforcement of the Marshall Plan 
C)  isolationism 
D)  an elimination of military arsenals 
E)  a permanent military buildup to fight communism 
A)  more spending on scientific research 
B)  enforcement of the Marshall Plan 
C)  isolationism 
D)  an elimination of military arsenals 
E)  a permanent military buildup to fight communism

Question 9

Truman was advised to "scare the hell out of people" as a means of gaining support for aid to Greece and Turkey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following happened right after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States emerged as the world's greatest power because it had the most powerful air force and navy. 
B)  The United States accounted for almost all of the world's manufacturing capacity. 
C)  Only the United States and the Soviet Union could manufacture an atomic bomb. 
D)  The League of Nations was created. 
E)  The United States built the Berlin Wall. 
A)  The United States emerged as the world's greatest power because it had the most powerful air force and navy. 
B)  The United States accounted for almost all of the world's manufacturing capacity. 
C)  Only the United States and the Soviet Union could manufacture an atomic bomb. 
D)  The League of Nations was created. 
E)  The United States built the Berlin Wall.

Question 11

Operation Wetback

Accepted Answer

A)  was the code name for a CIA operation conducted on the border between Texas and Mexico. 
B)  was how leftist news organizations described the McCarran-Walter Act. 
C)  was a military operation that rounded up illegal aliens found in Mexican-American neighborhoods for deportation. 
D)  was opposed by President Truman. 
E)  deported very few illegal aliens. 
A)  was the code name for a CIA operation conducted on the border between Texas and Mexico. 
B)  was how leftist news organizations described the McCarran-Walter Act. 
C)  was a military operation that rounded up illegal aliens found in Mexican-American neighborhoods for deportation. 
D)  was opposed by President Truman. 
E)  deported very few illegal aliens.

Question 12

Why did the United States allow West Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Germany had positioned nuclear missiles along the border to the west. 
B)  The United States depended heavily on the expertise of German rocket scientists. 
C)  The United States made this concession in order to win access to lucrative German consumer markets. 
D)  The Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb underlined the importance of a militarily united West. 
E)  The United States had thoroughly "de-nazified" the country. 
A)  East Germany had positioned nuclear missiles along the border to the west. 
B)  The United States depended heavily on the expertise of German rocket scientists. 
C)  The United States made this concession in order to win access to lucrative German consumer markets. 
D)  The Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb underlined the importance of a militarily united West. 
E)  The United States had thoroughly "de-nazified" the country.

Why did American policymakers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of Europe under the Marshall Plan?

What was To Secure These Rights?

Despite the communist victory in China's civil war and the Soviets' successful development of an atomic bomb, the Truman administration refused to endorse a permanent U.S. military buildup.

President Truman's civil rights plan called for which of the following?

How had the political climate changed in the South during World War II and in the early Cold War years?

Who were the "Dixiecrats"?

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

Which statement accurately describes what NSC-68 called for?

Truman was advised to "scare the hell out of people" as a means of gaining support for aid to Greece and Turkey.

Which of the following happened right after World War II?

Operation Wetback

Why did the United States allow West Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany?

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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

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What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

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The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

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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

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

Why did American policymakers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of Europe under the Marshall Plan?

What was To Secure These Rights?

Despite the communist victory in China's civil war and the Soviets' successful development of an atomic bomb, the Truman administration refused to endorse a permanent U.S. military buildup.

President Truman's civil rights plan called for which of the following?

How had the political climate changed in the South during World War II and in the early Cold War years?

Who were the "Dixiecrats"?

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

Which statement accurately describes what NSC-68 called for?

Truman was advised to "scare the hell out of people" as a means of gaining support for aid to Greece and Turkey.

Which of the following happened right after World War II?

Operation Wetback

Why did the United States allow West Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany?

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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