Question 1

In its early years, the United Nations was successful in

Accepted Answer

A)  preserving peace in several hot spots like Iran. 
B)  guiding several former colonies to independent nationhood. 
C)  establishing international control over atomic technology. 
D)  helping to create the new Jewish state of Israel. 
E)  establishing international health, science, and food agencies. 
A)  preserving peace in several hot spots like Iran. 
B)  guiding several former colonies to independent nationhood. 
C)  establishing international control over atomic technology. 
D)  helping to create the new Jewish state of Israel. 
E)  establishing international health, science, and food agencies. A, B, D, E

Question 2

In early 1945, the United States was extremely eager to secure the Soviet Union's participation in the projected invasion of Japan because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviets would become so engaged in East Asia that they would not expand further into central Europe. 
B)  without Soviet help, the Japanese could not be defeated. 
C)  American casualties were expected to be high if only Americans were involved. 
D)  Roosevelt believed that Stalin's involvement in Japan could help to control the communists in China. 
E)  Roosevelt did not want Stalin to become aware of the atomic bomb secret. 
A)  the Soviets would become so engaged in East Asia that they would not expand further into central Europe. 
B)  without Soviet help, the Japanese could not be defeated. 
C)  American casualties were expected to be high if only Americans were involved. 
D)  Roosevelt believed that Stalin's involvement in Japan could help to control the communists in China. 
E)  Roosevelt did not want Stalin to become aware of the atomic bomb secret. C

Question 3

President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur from command of United Nations troops in Korea when

Accepted Answer

A)  MacArthur continued to lose crucial battles against China and North Korea. 
B)  MacArthur crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea. 
C)  the Chinese entered the Korean War after MacArthur said they would not. 
D)  MacArthur's open insubordination and criticism of Truman's orders on military policy in Korea prompted his firing by the president. 
E)  MacArthur demonstrated he had lost the trust, morale, and support of U.N. troops under his command in Korea. 
A)  MacArthur continued to lose crucial battles against China and North Korea. 
B)  MacArthur crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea. 
C)  the Chinese entered the Korean War after MacArthur said they would not. 
D)  MacArthur's open insubordination and criticism of Truman's orders on military policy in Korea prompted his firing by the president. 
E)  MacArthur demonstrated he had lost the trust, morale, and support of U.N. troops under his command in Korea. D

Question 4

Since 1945, population in the United States has grown most rapidly in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Northeast. 
B)  Midwest. 
C)  Sunbelt. 
D)  Frostbelt. 
E)  Pacific Northwest. 
A)  Northeast. 
B)  Midwest. 
C)  Sunbelt. 
D)  Frostbelt. 
E)  Pacific Northwest.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of Benjamin Spock.

Accepted Answer

Author of the book The Common

Question 6

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany should pay economically crippling war reparations. 
B)  Nazism should be destroyed in Germany and high-ranking Nazis should be tried and punished for war crimes. 
C)  occupied Germany should be reunited as soon as possible. 
D)  Germany should receive massive economic aid. 
E)  Germany should be divided into two nations, East and West Germany. 
A)  Germany should pay economically crippling war reparations. 
B)  Nazism should be destroyed in Germany and high-ranking Nazis should be tried and punished for war crimes. 
C)  occupied Germany should be reunited as soon as possible. 
D)  Germany should receive massive economic aid. 
E)  Germany should be divided into two nations, East and West Germany.

Question 7

Assess President Truman's response to the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in 1950. Do you think that he acted properly with regard to the United Nations, Congress, and his military commanders? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Truman's response to the outbr

Question 8

The Beatles

Accepted Answer

It seems like you're asking for informat

Question 9

Were Senator Joseph McCarthy's unsubstantiated and ruinous allegations of communist sympathies and activities against liberals, former and current government officials in the State Department and other government bureaucracies, and even members of the U.S. Army a reflection of his personal character or a manifestation of the larger American fears and anxieties about communism and social change in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Senator Joseph McCarthy's unsubstantiate

Question 10

President Truman's Marshall Plan called for

Accepted Answer

A)  military supplies for Britain and France. 
B)  military supplies for Britain and France.. 
C)  economic aid for Japan. 
D)  foreign economic and military aid for Eastern Europe to resist Soviet occupation.. 
E)  an alliance to contain the Soviet Union.. 
A)  military supplies for Britain and France. 
B)  military supplies for Britain and France.. 
C)  economic aid for Japan. 
D)  foreign economic and military aid for Eastern Europe to resist Soviet occupation.. 
E)  an alliance to contain the Soviet Union..

Question 11

Compare and contrast America's anti-communist containment policy in Europe and in East Asia. Why was the policy more successful in Europe than in Asia?

Accepted Answer

The anti-communist containment policy in

Question 12

All of the following encouraged many post-1945 Americans to move to the suburbs EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  development of fuel-efficient automobiles. 
B)  home-loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Authority and the Veterans' Administration. 
C)  government-built highways. 
D)  tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages. 
E)  white flight from racial change. 
A)  development of fuel-efficient automobiles. 
B)  home-loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Authority and the Veterans' Administration. 
C)  government-built highways. 
D)  tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages. 
E)  white flight from racial change.

Question 13

Despite their political and strategic differences, the United States and the Soviet Union strongly resembled one another in 1945 in that they

Accepted Answer

A)  had long experience as great powers in Europe. 
B)  accepted the idea of balance of power and spheres of influence. 
C)  believed that control of the Middle East was essential to maintaining their national security. 
D)  had been historically very involved in world affairs and engaged in protecting peace and collective security in the world. 
E)  had a long history of conducting an idealistic, "missionary" diplomacy in world affairs. 
A)  had long experience as great powers in Europe. 
B)  accepted the idea of balance of power and spheres of influence. 
C)  believed that control of the Middle East was essential to maintaining their national security. 
D)  had been historically very involved in world affairs and engaged in protecting peace and collective security in the world. 
E)  had a long history of conducting an idealistic, "missionary" diplomacy in world affairs.

Question 14

Republicans used the communist victory in the Chinese civil war to claim dubiously that

Accepted Answer

A)  China now posed a greater threat to the United States than the Soviet Union. 
B)  the United States should force a showdown with China over Korea. 
C)  Japan should be given access to nuclear weapons as soon as possible. 
D)  pro-communist elements in the Truman administration had prevented the Nationalist Chinese leader Jiang Jieshi and his forces from winning the war. 
E)  East Asia should be given a lesser priority in American policy than Europe. 
A)  China now posed a greater threat to the United States than the Soviet Union. 
B)  the United States should force a showdown with China over Korea. 
C)  Japan should be given access to nuclear weapons as soon as possible. 
D)  pro-communist elements in the Truman administration had prevented the Nationalist Chinese leader Jiang Jieshi and his forces from winning the war. 
E)  East Asia should be given a lesser priority in American policy than Europe.

Question 15

Why did President Truman relieve General MacArthur of his military command in Korea? Was it a popular decision with the American public? Do you think that it was a wise decision? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Truman relieved General MacArt

Question 16

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rapid rise of suburbia in post-World War II America?

Accepted Answer

A)  the baby boom 
B)  government mortgage guarantees 
C)  new federally funded highways 
D)  white flight 
E)  urban environmental problems 
A)  the baby boom 
B)  government mortgage guarantees 
C)  new federally funded highways 
D)  white flight 
E)  urban environmental problems

Question 17

What, if any, legitimate concerns might Americans and the American government have had about Soviet spying and American communists' disloyalty in the late 1940s? Why did the hunt for spies and subversives expand into a wide-ranging political witch hunt that smeared many innocent Americans?

Accepted Answer

Legitimate concerns that Americans and t

Question 18

The growth of organized labor in the post-World War II era was slowed by all of the following EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft-Hartley Act. 
B)  rapidly growing number of service-sector workers. 
C)  failure of Operation Dixie. 
D)  reduced number of women in the workforce. 
E)  growing number of part-time workers. 
A)  Taft-Hartley Act. 
B)  rapidly growing number of service-sector workers. 
C)  failure of Operation Dixie. 
D)  reduced number of women in the workforce. 
E)  growing number of part-time workers.

Question 19

President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of

Accepted Answer

A)  appeasement. 
B)  liberation. 
C)  détente. 
D)  rollback. 
E)  containment. 
A)  appeasement. 
B)  liberation. 
C)  détente. 
D)  rollback. 
E)  containment.

Question 20

The long economic boom from World War II to about 1970 was especially fueled by

Accepted Answer

A)  low energy costs. 
B)  reduced military expenditures. 
C)  low inflation. 
D)  low taxes. 
E)  a more highly educated work force. 
A)  low energy costs. 
B)  reduced military expenditures. 
C)  low inflation. 
D)  low taxes. 
E)  a more highly educated work force.

Exam 34: The Cold War Begins

In its early years, the United Nations was successful in

In early 1945, the United States was extremely eager to secure the Soviet Union's participation in the projected invasion of Japan because

President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur from command of United Nations troops in Korea when

Since 1945, population in the United States has grown most rapidly in the

Identify and state the historical significance of Benjamin Spock.

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

Assess President Truman's response to the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in 1950. Do you think that he acted properly with regard to the United Nations, Congress, and his military commanders? Why or why not?

The Beatles

President Truman's Marshall Plan called for

Compare and contrast America's anti-communist containment policy in Europe and in East Asia. Why was the policy more successful in Europe than in Asia?

All of the following encouraged many post-1945 Americans to move to the suburbs EXCEPT

Despite their political and strategic differences, the United States and the Soviet Union strongly resembled one another in 1945 in that they

Republicans used the communist victory in the Chinese civil war to claim dubiously that

Why did President Truman relieve General MacArthur of his military command in Korea? Was it a popular decision with the American public? Do you think that it was a wise decision? Why or why not?

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rapid rise of suburbia in post-World War II America?

What, if any, legitimate concerns might Americans and the American government have had about Soviet spying and American communists' disloyalty in the late 1940s? Why did the hunt for spies and subversives expand into a wide-ranging political witch hunt that smeared many innocent Americans?

The growth of organized labor in the post-World War II era was slowed by all of the following EXCEPT the

President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of

The long economic boom from World War II to about 1970 was especially fueled by

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

Filters