Question 1

The dramatically reduced number of American farms and farmers in the postwar era was accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A) growing poverty in rural America. 
B) increasing shortages of American-grown food and fiber. 
C) radical protests by farmers and farm laborers. 
D) a romantic "back to the land" movement among city dwellers. 
E) spectacular gains in American agricultural productivity and food growing. 
A) growing poverty in rural America. 
B) increasing shortages of American-grown food and fiber. 
C) radical protests by farmers and farm laborers. 
D) a romantic "back to the land" movement among city dwellers. 
E) spectacular gains in American agricultural productivity and food growing. E

Question 2

As a result of Senator McCarthy's crusade against communist subversion in America

Accepted Answer

A) the FBI was shown to have had several spies working as communist agents. 
B) the United States Army was forced to give dishonorable discharges to more than one hundred officers. 
C) the State Department lost a number of Asian specialists who might have counseled a wiser course in Vietnam. 
D) Eisenhower nearly lost the Republican presidential nomination in 1956. 
E) the United States achieved a stronger settlement in Korea. 
A) the FBI was shown to have had several spies working as communist agents. 
B) the United States Army was forced to give dishonorable discharges to more than one hundred officers. 
C) the State Department lost a number of Asian specialists who might have counseled a wiser course in Vietnam. 
D) Eisenhower nearly lost the Republican presidential nomination in 1956. 
E) the United States achieved a stronger settlement in Korea. C

Question 3

Why were so many Americans anxious about the economic future of the nation at the conclusion of World War II? How would your level of anxiety about the economic future of the nation and your personal economic security vary if you were a woman, a veteran, a union member, and African American? Why did these fears, in many cases but not all, prove groundless?

Accepted Answer

Many Americans were anxious about the economic future of the nation at the conclusion of World War II for several reasons. The war had brought about significant changes to the economy, including a shift from wartime production to peacetime production, which led to concerns about job availability and stability. Additionally, there were fears about the potential for a post-war recession and the challenges of transitioning from a wartime economy to a peacetime one.

If I were a woman, my level of anxiety about the economic future of the nation and my personal economic security would likely be higher due to the limited job opportunities and lower wages available to women at that time. As a veteran, I may have had some level of anxiety about re-entering the civilian workforce and adjusting to a new way of life. As a union member, I may have felt more secure in my job and had some level of protection against economic instability. As an African American, I would have faced discrimination and limited opportunities for economic advancement, leading to higher levels of anxiety about my economic future.

These fears, in many cases but not all, proved groundless due to several factors. The post-war period saw a period of economic growth and prosperity, with the GI Bill providing educational and housing benefits to veterans, leading to increased opportunities for economic advancement. The labor movement also gained strength, leading to improved working conditions and wages for many workers. Additionally, the civil rights movement began to gain momentum, leading to increased opportunities for African Americans in the workforce. While there were still challenges and inequalities present, the overall economic outlook for the nation improved in the years following World War II.

Question 4

NSC-68 called for

Accepted Answer

A) the invasion of North Korea by United Nations troops. 
B) a blockade of the China coast and bombing of Manchuria. 
C) a program of spying on the Soviet Union. 
D) the reorganization of the Defense Department. 
E) a massive increase in military spending. 
A) the invasion of North Korea by United Nations troops. 
B) a blockade of the China coast and bombing of Manchuria. 
C) a program of spying on the Soviet Union. 
D) the reorganization of the Defense Department. 
E) a massive increase in military spending.

Question 5

In 1948, many southern Democrats split from their party to support Governor J. Strom Thurmond because

Accepted Answer

A) China had fallen to the communists. 
B) they opposed American membership in the United Nations. 
C) President Truman took a strong stand in favor of civil rights. 
D) they found the Republican candidate, Thomas E.Dewey, more sympathetic to their conservative ideology. 
E) Truman appointed an ambassador to the Catholic Vatican City. 
A) China had fallen to the communists. 
B) they opposed American membership in the United Nations. 
C) President Truman took a strong stand in favor of civil rights. 
D) they found the Republican candidate, Thomas E.Dewey, more sympathetic to their conservative ideology. 
E) Truman appointed an ambassador to the Catholic Vatican City.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Executive Order 9981

Accepted Answer

Executive Order 9981 is a landmark direc

Question 7

Which of the following was not among the early successes of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Stopping the spread of atomic weapons 
B) Preventing warfare over Kashmir and Iran 
C) Creating the new state of Israel 
D) Guiding former European colonies to independence 
E) Enhancing global health, food production, and cultural development 
A) Stopping the spread of atomic weapons 
B) Preventing warfare over Kashmir and Iran 
C) Creating the new state of Israel 
D) Guiding former European colonies to independence 
E) Enhancing global health, food production, and cultural development

Question 8

The Rush to the Suburbs
Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map:
​​
Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945
  
-____ Poland

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The answer of The Rush to the Suburbs
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Question 9

Explain the rationale for the postwar policy of containment. Show how it was applied in the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947, the creation of the "Voice of America," and the resurrection of the military draft in 1948. What were the realistic U.S. foreign policy alternatives to containment, and why weren't they explored by the Truman administration?

Accepted Answer

The rationale for the postwar policy of

Question 10

Population distribution after World War II followed a pattern of

Accepted Answer

A) movement into the Northeast and out of the South. 
B) mass migration of blacks from the West to the Midwest. 
C) movement from the Southwest to Appalachia. 
D) movement out of the cities and into small towns. 
E) an urban-suburban segregation of blacks and whites in major metropolitan areas. 
A) movement into the Northeast and out of the South. 
B) mass migration of blacks from the West to the Midwest. 
C) movement from the Southwest to Appalachia. 
D) movement out of the cities and into small towns. 
E) an urban-suburban segregation of blacks and whites in major metropolitan areas.

Question 11

The Rush to the Suburbs
Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map:
​​
Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945
  
-____ Romania

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Rush to the Suburbs
Locate the following...

Question 12

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 13

A leading liberal American theologian who urged a vigorous American foreign policy and a return to Christian foundations was

Accepted Answer

A) Paul Tillich. 
B) Billy Graham. 
C) Benjamin Spock. 
D) Reinhold Niebuhr. 
E) Norman Vincent Peale. 
A) Paul Tillich. 
B) Billy Graham. 
C) Benjamin Spock. 
D) Reinhold Niebuhr. 
E) Norman Vincent Peale.

Question 14

What motivated the large-scale postwar migration to the Sunbelt and the suburbs? To what extent were these movements a result of social changes like the baby boom, and to what extent were they a result of intentional federal government policies like federal housing loans, military spending, and the interstate highway system?

Accepted Answer

The large-scale postwar migration to the

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the GI Bill?

Accepted Answer

A) It included provisions to help veterans gain an education. 
B) Benefits included $16 million in loans for veterans to buy farms, homes or businesses. 
C) The GI Bill nurtured the nation's economic expansion in the postwar era. 
D) Benefits were only available in the first three months after leaving the military. 
E) Millions of veterans took advantage of the GI Bill programs. 
A) It included provisions to help veterans gain an education. 
B) Benefits included $16 million in loans for veterans to buy farms, homes or businesses. 
C) The GI Bill nurtured the nation's economic expansion in the postwar era. 
D) Benefits were only available in the first three months after leaving the military. 
E) Millions of veterans took advantage of the GI Bill programs.

Question 16

Many Americans feared that the end of World War II would bring

Accepted Answer

A) heightened racial tensions. 
B) a return of the Great Depression. 
C) moral and religious decline. 
D) continued fascist resistance in Germany. 
E) a new war with the Soviet Union. 
A) heightened racial tensions. 
B) a return of the Great Depression. 
C) moral and religious decline. 
D) continued fascist resistance in Germany. 
E) a new war with the Soviet Union.

Question 17

One sign of the stress that the widespread post-World War II geographic mobility placed on American families was the

Accepted Answer

A) redistribution of income. 
B) popularity of advice books on child-rearing. 
C) increasing reliance on television as a baby sitter. 
D) increased number of long-distance telephone calls. 
E) dramatic rise in divorces. 
A) redistribution of income. 
B) popularity of advice books on child-rearing. 
C) increasing reliance on television as a baby sitter. 
D) increased number of long-distance telephone calls. 
E) dramatic rise in divorces.

Question 18

The Rush to the Suburbs
Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map:
​​
Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945
  
-____ Yugoslavia

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Rush to the Suburbs
Locate the following...

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Hydrogen bomb (H-bomb)

Accepted Answer

The hydrogen bomb, also known as the H-b

Question 20

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.

Exam 35: The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

The dramatically reduced number of American farms and farmers in the postwar era was accompanied by

As a result of Senator McCarthy's crusade against communist subversion in America

NSC-68 called for

In 1948, many southern Democrats split from their party to support Governor J. Strom Thurmond because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Executive Order 9981

Which of the following was not among the early successes of the United Nations?

The Rush to the Suburbs Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: ​​ Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Poland

Population distribution after World War II followed a pattern of

The Rush to the Suburbs Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: ​​ Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Romania

A leading liberal American theologian who urged a vigorous American foreign policy and a return to Christian foundations was

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the GI Bill?

Many Americans feared that the end of World War II would bring

One sign of the stress that the widespread post-World War II geographic mobility placed on American families was the

The Rush to the Suburbs Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: ​​ Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Yugoslavia

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Hydrogen bomb (H-bomb)

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

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Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

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The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

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The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

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Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

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America in World War Ii 1941-1945

American Zenith 1952-1963

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Executive Order 9981

The Rush to the Suburbs Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Poland

The Rush to the Suburbs Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Romania

The Rush to the Suburbs Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Yugoslavia

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hydrogen bomb (H-bomb)