Question 1

Why did a Red Scare develop in the late 1940s? How important was Joseph McCarthy to its start and to the persecution of supposed anti-communists?

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The Red Scare developed in the late 1940

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Harry Truman

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Harry Truman, whose full name is Harry S

Question 3

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Czechoslovakia

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The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 4

The Taft-Hartley Act

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A)  outlawed the closed shop and permitted the president to call a cooling-off period to delay a strike. 
B)  expanded the rights of labor unions. 
C)  constituted a slave-labor bill that crippled the labor movement in the United States. 
D)  was the cornerstone of President Truman's Fair Deal. 
E)  was the first New Deal act that was repealed in the Truman administration. 
A)  outlawed the closed shop and permitted the president to call a cooling-off period to delay a strike. 
B)  expanded the rights of labor unions. 
C)  constituted a slave-labor bill that crippled the labor movement in the United States. 
D)  was the cornerstone of President Truman's Fair Deal. 
E)  was the first New Deal act that was repealed in the Truman administration.

Question 5

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Yugoslavia

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The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 6

In response to the 1948 Soviet blockade of West Berlin, the United States

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A)  used an airlift to re-supply West Berlin. 
B)  threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear war. 
C)  allowed West Berlin to become part of East Germany. 
D)  permitted the Soviet Union to participate in the government of West Berlin. 
E)  exchanged the right to West Berlin for access to Prague. 
A)  used an airlift to re-supply West Berlin. 
B)  threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear war. 
C)  allowed West Berlin to become part of East Germany. 
D)  permitted the Soviet Union to participate in the government of West Berlin. 
E)  exchanged the right to West Berlin for access to Prague.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Federal Employee Loyalty Program

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The Federal Employee Loyalty Program was

Question 8

What did George Kennan argue in his long telegram from Moscow?

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A)  that conflict with the Soviet Union was inevitable, so the United States had to pursue a firm policy of containing Soviet expansion. 
B)  that the focus of world communism was shifting to China, and the United States should abandon its preoccupation with affairs in Eastern Europe. 
C)  that American war aims in Europe had been achieved, so the United States should withdraw and focus on domestic challenges. 
D)  that the Soviet Union was interested mainly in securing its borders, so the United States should encourage its domination of Eastern Europe. 
E)  that conflict with the Soviet Union was inevitable, so the United States should, if at all possible, invade Russia and halt its expansive tendencies. 
A)  that conflict with the Soviet Union was inevitable, so the United States had to pursue a firm policy of containing Soviet expansion. 
B)  that the focus of world communism was shifting to China, and the United States should abandon its preoccupation with affairs in Eastern Europe. 
C)  that American war aims in Europe had been achieved, so the United States should withdraw and focus on domestic challenges. 
D)  that the Soviet Union was interested mainly in securing its borders, so the United States should encourage its domination of Eastern Europe. 
E)  that conflict with the Soviet Union was inevitable, so the United States should, if at all possible, invade Russia and halt its expansive tendencies.

Question 9

Evaluate Harry Truman's effectiveness as president by examining two or three of his most important domestic and foreign policies.

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Harry Truman's effectiveness as presiden

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Dwight Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, full name Dwight D

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Employment Act of 1946

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The Employment Act of 1946 was a United

Question 12

What did the "New Look" defense program in the 1950s emphasize?

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A)  strengthening the army and navy but not the air force. 
B)  new methods of guerrilla warfare learned in Vietnam. 
C)  the importance of nuclear weapons. 
D)  the control and reduction of strategic weapons. 
E)  clandestine OSS operations. 
A)  strengthening the army and navy but not the air force. 
B)  new methods of guerrilla warfare learned in Vietnam. 
C)  the importance of nuclear weapons. 
D)  the control and reduction of strategic weapons. 
E)  clandestine OSS operations.

Question 13

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Manchuria

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The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 14

The Korean War was an example of all the following except

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A)  limited war. 
B)  the triumph of military over political leadership. 
C)  the containment policy. 
D)  war without congressional approval. 
E)  a stalemate. 
A)  limited war. 
B)  the triumph of military over political leadership. 
C)  the containment policy. 
D)  war without congressional approval. 
E)  a stalemate.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Fidel Castro

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Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary a

Question 16

While Joseph McCarthy often used vile tactics, how could you argue that he was at least partially correct and there was reason to fear communists in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

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To argue that Senator Joseph McCarthy wa

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
"New Look"

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The "New Look" was a national security p

Question 18

Which of the following statements provides evidence of American's assessment of the first twenty months of Harry Truman's presidency?

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A)  Procommunist elements strengthened their influence in the Democratic party. 
B)  In the November 1946 elections Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1928. 
C)  John L. Lewis took the United Mine Workers out on strike twice, and Truman nationalized the mines twice. 
D)  Truman was reelected in a landslide victory. 
E)  The Democrats gained control of twenty-five governorships in the elections of 1946. 
A)  Procommunist elements strengthened their influence in the Democratic party. 
B)  In the November 1946 elections Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1928. 
C)  John L. Lewis took the United Mine Workers out on strike twice, and Truman nationalized the mines twice. 
D)  Truman was reelected in a landslide victory. 
E)  The Democrats gained control of twenty-five governorships in the elections of 1946.

Question 19

Why was Inchon significant to the Korean War?

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A)  The North Koreans opened the war by seizing Inchon. 
B)  General Douglas MacArthur launched a daring amphibious assault at Inchon that forced North Korea's forces to retreat. 
C)  The United States detonated a nuclear bomb over Inchon to show the North Koreans how powerful the United States was. 
D)  Inchon housed a prison that became notorious for American prisoner of war abuse. 
E)  South Korea based its capitol at Inchon after the North Koreans captured Seoul. 
A)  The North Koreans opened the war by seizing Inchon. 
B)  General Douglas MacArthur launched a daring amphibious assault at Inchon that forced North Korea's forces to retreat. 
C)  The United States detonated a nuclear bomb over Inchon to show the North Koreans how powerful the United States was. 
D)  Inchon housed a prison that became notorious for American prisoner of war abuse. 
E)  South Korea based its capitol at Inchon after the North Koreans captured Seoul.

Question 20

When General Dwight Eisenhower received the Republican nomination for president in 1952, which wing of the party was he viewed as representing?

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A)  The moderate wing 
B)  The conservative wing 
C)  The hard-line wing 
D)  The southern wing 
E)  The left wing 
A)  The moderate wing 
B)  The conservative wing 
C)  The hard-line wing 
D)  The southern wing 
E)  The left wing

Exam 26: The Cold War Abroad and at Home

Why did a Red Scare develop in the late 1940s? How important was Joseph McCarthy to its start and to the persecution of supposed anti-communists?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Harry Truman

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: Czechoslovakia

The Taft-Hartley Act

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: Yugoslavia

In response to the 1948 Soviet blockade of West Berlin, the United States

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Federal Employee Loyalty Program

What did George Kennan argue in his long telegram from Moscow?

Evaluate Harry Truman's effectiveness as president by examining two or three of his most important domestic and foreign policies.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Dwight Eisenhower

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Employment Act of 1946

What did the "New Look" defense program in the 1950s emphasize?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: Manchuria

The Korean War was an example of all the following except

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Fidel Castro

While Joseph McCarthy often used vile tactics, how could you argue that he was at least partially correct and there was reason to fear communists in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "New Look"

Which of the following statements provides evidence of American's assessment of the first twenty months of Harry Truman's presidency?

Why was Inchon significant to the Korean War?

When General Dwight Eisenhower received the Republican nomination for president in 1952, which wing of the party was he viewed as representing?

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