Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George F. Kennan

Accepted Answer

George F. Kennan (1904-2005) was an Amer

Question 2

Evaluate President Truman's strategy and conduct as commander in chief during the Korean War. Assess the realism of his goals and the propriety of his means.

Accepted Answer

President Truman's strategy and conduct

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​George C. Marshall

Accepted Answer

George C. Marshall was a highly influent

Question 4

The majority of the new jobs created in the postwar era went to

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A) men. 
B) women. 
C) African Americans. 
D) Hispanics. 
E) New immigrants. 
A) men. 
B) women. 
C) African Americans. 
D) Hispanics. 
E) New immigrants.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benjamin Spock

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Spock was an influential Americ

Question 6

The Marshall Plan succeeded in reviving Europe's economy and thwarting the large internal Communist parties in Europe threatening to take over

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A) Italy and France. 
B) West Germany and Czechoslovakia. 
C) Britain and Ireland. 
D) Spain and Portugal. 
E) France and the Netherlands. 
A) Italy and France. 
B) West Germany and Czechoslovakia. 
C) Britain and Ireland. 
D) Spain and Portugal. 
E) France and the Netherlands.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Army-McCarthy hearings

Accepted Answer

The Army-McCarthy hearings were a series

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dean Acheson

Accepted Answer

Dean Acheson was a prominent American st

Question 9

The prosperity of the postwar decades paved the way for all of the following social transformations except

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A) the civil rights movement. 
B) new welfare programs like Medicare. 
C) America's international leadership. 
D) the migration of people to the North. 
E) increased opportunity to move up economically. 
A) the civil rights movement. 
B) new welfare programs like Medicare. 
C) America's international leadership. 
D) the migration of people to the North. 
E) increased opportunity to move up economically.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following were not among the key decisions made by Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Yalta Conference?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet Union would attack Japan within three months in exchange for territorial concessions. 
B) The Soviet Union would sponsor free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania. 
C) Occupation zones in Germany would be assigned to each of the victorious great powers. 
D) The Soviets and Americans would militarily withdraw from Europe after a peace treaty was signed. 
E) A new international peacekeeping organization, the United Nations, would be set up. 
A) The Soviet Union would attack Japan within three months in exchange for territorial concessions. 
B) The Soviet Union would sponsor free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania. 
C) Occupation zones in Germany would be assigned to each of the victorious great powers. 
D) The Soviets and Americans would militarily withdraw from Europe after a peace treaty was signed. 
E) A new international peacekeeping organization, the United Nations, would be set up.

Question 12

How do you assess Harry S Truman as a political leader? What were his greatest successes in foreign and domestic policy? What were his greatest failures?

Accepted Answer

Harry S Truman was a complex and influen

Question 13

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

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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 14

President Truman's domestic legislative plan was dubbed the

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A) Square Deal. 
B) New Deal. 
C) Fair Deal. 
D) Redeal. 
E) New Frontier. 
A) Square Deal. 
B) New Deal. 
C) Fair Deal. 
D) Redeal. 
E) New Frontier.

Question 15

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

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A) publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B) quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C) publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D) declined to confront the senator's irresponsible accusations of communism against upstanding and loyal government officials, effectively allowing him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E) privately supported him but publicly kept his distance. 
A) publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B) quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C) publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D) declined to confront the senator's irresponsible accusations of communism against upstanding and loyal government officials, effectively allowing him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E) privately supported him but publicly kept his distance.

Question 16

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

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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 17

The post-World War II prosperity in the United States was most beneficial to

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A) African Americans. 
B) labor unions. 
C) women. 
D) nonunion workers. 
E) farmers. 
A) African Americans. 
B) labor unions. 
C) women. 
D) nonunion workers. 
E) farmers.

Question 18

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 19

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 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Truman Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a pivotal policy

Exam 35: The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George F. Kennan

Evaluate President Truman's strategy and conduct as commander in chief during the Korean War. Assess the realism of his goals and the propriety of his means.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​George C. Marshall

The majority of the new jobs created in the postwar era went to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benjamin Spock

The Marshall Plan succeeded in reviving Europe's economy and thwarting the large internal Communist parties in Europe threatening to take over

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Army-McCarthy hearings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dean Acheson

The prosperity of the postwar decades paved the way for all of the following social transformations except

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 -____ Bulgaria

Which of the following were not among the key decisions made by Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Yalta Conference?

How do you assess Harry S Truman as a political leader? What were his greatest successes in foreign and domestic policy? What were his greatest failures?

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

President Truman's domestic legislative plan was dubbed the

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

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

The post-World War II prosperity in the United States was most beneficial to

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?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Truman Doctrine

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

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

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George C. Marshall

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 -____ Bulgaria