Question 1

Japan:

Accepted Answer

A)  was aided by the United States in rebuilding its postwar industrial base to establish a strong economic counter to communism in the Far East. 
B)  was under the control of the supreme commander Douglas MacArthur from the end of the war until 1948. 
C)  was aided economically by the United States after the war, but saw very little interference with its political structure. 
D)  A and B 
E)  A and C 
A)  was aided by the United States in rebuilding its postwar industrial base to establish a strong economic counter to communism in the Far East. 
B)  was under the control of the supreme commander Douglas MacArthur from the end of the war until 1948. 
C)  was aided economically by the United States after the war, but saw very little interference with its political structure. 
D)  A and B 
E)  A and C

Question 2

President Truman's civil rights plan called for all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  a permanent federal civil rights commission. 
B)  national laws against lynching and the poll tax. 
C)  equal access to jobs. 
D)  reparations. 
E)  equal access to education. 
A)  a permanent federal civil rights commission. 
B)  national laws against lynching and the poll tax. 
C)  equal access to jobs. 
D)  reparations. 
E)  equal access to education.

Question 3

Why was it unlikely that the Soviet Union was going to embark on a new military campaign in the years following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The communist nation had suffered more than 20 million casualties, along with immense devastation. 
B)  Stalin was eager to demonstrate to eastern Europeans the pacifist credentials of his communist regime. 
C)  The Soviet Union had made enormous territorial gains during the war and had every interest in securing them first. 
D)  Stalin was shocked and appalled by the American use of the nuclear bomb in Japan and vowed to his people never to sink to that level. 
E)  The Soviet politburo had replaced the warmongering Josef Stalin with the decidedly pacifist Nikola Khrushchev. 
A)  The communist nation had suffered more than 20 million casualties, along with immense devastation. 
B)  Stalin was eager to demonstrate to eastern Europeans the pacifist credentials of his communist regime. 
C)  The Soviet Union had made enormous territorial gains during the war and had every interest in securing them first. 
D)  Stalin was shocked and appalled by the American use of the nuclear bomb in Japan and vowed to his people never to sink to that level. 
E)  The Soviet politburo had replaced the warmongering Josef Stalin with the decidedly pacifist Nikola Khrushchev.

Question 4

The policy of "containment" can best be described as:

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A)  preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions. 
B)  a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world. 
C)  preventing the spread of communism worldwide. 
D)  George Kennan's theory that the United States must pursue normal relations with the Soviet Union, or fail to contain Chinese postwar aggression. 
E)  C and D 
A)  preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions. 
B)  a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world. 
C)  preventing the spread of communism worldwide. 
D)  George Kennan's theory that the United States must pursue normal relations with the Soviet Union, or fail to contain Chinese postwar aggression. 
E)  C and D

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Alger Hiss

Accepted Answer

A) accused Alger Hiss of being a spy 
B) Korean War commander 
C) 1948 Progressive Party candidate 
D) critic of the Cold War 
E) prosecuted by HUAC
F)"Who Is Loyal to America?"
G)author of containment doctrine
H)black baseball star
I)Fair Deal
J)senator from Wisconsin
K)chaired committee on human rights
L)convicted of spying 
A) accused Alger Hiss of being a spy 
B) Korean War commander 
C) 1948 Progressive Party candidate 
D) critic of the Cold War 
E) prosecuted by HUAC
F)"Who Is Loyal to America?"
G)author of containment doctrine
H)black baseball star
I)Fair Deal
J)senator from Wisconsin
K)chaired committee on human rights
L)convicted of spying

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Operation Dixie

Accepted Answer

A) attempted to unionize the South 
B) deported illegal aliens 
C) Greece and Turkey 
D) Dixiecrats 
E) outlined containment policy
F)"slave labor" bill
G)recommended increased spending on defense
H)first peacetime alliance for the United States
I)Truman's domestic program
J)economic aid to Europe
K)Harry Truman
L)set quotas on immigrants
M)downfall of McCarthy 
A) attempted to unionize the South 
B) deported illegal aliens 
C) Greece and Turkey 
D) Dixiecrats 
E) outlined containment policy
F)"slave labor" bill
G)recommended increased spending on defense
H)first peacetime alliance for the United States
I)Truman's domestic program
J)economic aid to Europe
K)Harry Truman
L)set quotas on immigrants
M)downfall of McCarthy

Question 7

The Berlin Blockade was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents. 
B)  a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied forces stationed in Turkey. 
C)  erected because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. 
D)  the reaction by the Soviet Union to the establishment of a separate currency in western Berlin's occupied zones. 
E)  a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down. 
A)  a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents. 
B)  a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied forces stationed in Turkey. 
C)  erected because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. 
D)  the reaction by the Soviet Union to the establishment of a separate currency in western Berlin's occupied zones. 
E)  a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down.

Question 8

All of the following statements about the Cold War's impact on American life are true EXCEPT:

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A)  the Cold War reshaped immigration policy. 
B)  the Cold War promoted the rapid expansion of higher education. 
C)  Cold War policy supported scientific research in medicine and computers. 
D)  the Cold War contributed to the dismantling of segregation. 
E)  Cold War military spending weakened the economy. 
A)  the Cold War reshaped immigration policy. 
B)  the Cold War promoted the rapid expansion of higher education. 
C)  Cold War policy supported scientific research in medicine and computers. 
D)  the Cold War contributed to the dismantling of segregation. 
E)  Cold War military spending weakened the economy.

Question 9

By 1952,the Cold War was cast in terms of a worldwide battle between freedom and slavery.Explain (1)how the Cold War had come to be seen in this way,(2)events that illustrate this view,and (3)the historical consequences of such a view.

Accepted Answer

(1) The Cold War came to be seen as a wo

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism refers to a period of intens

Question 11

In 1949,Mao Zedong:

Accepted Answer

A)  represented the Chinese at the United Nations. 
B)  led a successful communist revolution in China. 
C)  led a successful communist revolution in Taiwan. 
D)  was an ally of the United States. 
E)  cooperated with the Chinese nationalists. 
A)  represented the Chinese at the United Nations. 
B)  led a successful communist revolution in China. 
C)  led a successful communist revolution in Taiwan. 
D)  was an ally of the United States. 
E)  cooperated with the Chinese nationalists.

Question 12

Which long-held U.S.territory was granted independence in 1946?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rico. 
B)  The Philippines. 
C)  Wake Island. 
D)  Guam. 
E)  Samoa. 
A)  Puerto Rico. 
B)  The Philippines. 
C)  Wake Island. 
D)  Guam. 
E)  Samoa.

Question 13

Japan's constitution,which Americans had written,provided for the first time in Japanese history:

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A)  a written constitution. 
B)  freedom of speech. 
C)  women's suffrage. 
D)  procedural due process. 
E)  freedom of assembly. 
A)  a written constitution. 
B)  freedom of speech. 
C)  women's suffrage. 
D)  procedural due process. 
E)  freedom of assembly.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Harry Truman

Accepted Answer

A) accused Alger Hiss of being a spy 
B) Korean War commander 
C) 1948 Progressive Party candidate 
D) critic of the Cold War 
E) prosecuted by HUAC
F)"Who Is Loyal to America?"
G)author of containment doctrine
H)black baseball star
I)Fair Deal
J)senator from Wisconsin
K)chaired committee on human rights
L)convicted of spying 
A) accused Alger Hiss of being a spy 
B) Korean War commander 
C) 1948 Progressive Party candidate 
D) critic of the Cold War 
E) prosecuted by HUAC
F)"Who Is Loyal to America?"
G)author of containment doctrine
H)black baseball star
I)Fair Deal
J)senator from Wisconsin
K)chaired committee on human rights
L)convicted of spying

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-NATO

Accepted Answer

A) attempted to unionize the South 
B) deported illegal aliens 
C) Greece and Turkey 
D) Dixiecrats 
E) outlined containment policy
F)"slave labor" bill
G)recommended increased spending on defense
H)first peacetime alliance for the United States
I)Truman's domestic program
J)economic aid to Europe
K)Harry Truman
L)set quotas on immigrants
M)downfall of McCarthy 
A) attempted to unionize the South 
B) deported illegal aliens 
C) Greece and Turkey 
D) Dixiecrats 
E) outlined containment policy
F)"slave labor" bill
G)recommended increased spending on defense
H)first peacetime alliance for the United States
I)Truman's domestic program
J)economic aid to Europe
K)Harry Truman
L)set quotas on immigrants
M)downfall of McCarthy

Question 16

How did black organizations employ the language of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most black activists shied away from any nod to Cold War language for fear of government reprisals. 
B)  Organizations such as the NAACP used phrases such as "freedom versus slavery" to rally support for desegregation. 
C)  They noted how the Russians could use racism to damage America's image abroad, given its hypocrisy about the meaning of "freedom" at home. 
D)  The NAACP in particular copied the tactics of communist strategists in labor organizations such as the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. 
E)  The NAACP adopted and translated slogans from the Soviet Union. 
A)  Most black activists shied away from any nod to Cold War language for fear of government reprisals. 
B)  Organizations such as the NAACP used phrases such as "freedom versus slavery" to rally support for desegregation. 
C)  They noted how the Russians could use racism to damage America's image abroad, given its hypocrisy about the meaning of "freedom" at home. 
D)  The NAACP in particular copied the tactics of communist strategists in labor organizations such as the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. 
E)  The NAACP adopted and translated slogans from the Soviet Union.

Question 17

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

Operation Dixie was a campaign launched

Question 19

Comment on Henry Luce's statement that "freedom" was the best word he could use to explain America to the rest of the world.Why do you think he picked that word? How did the Cold War affect that choice? How would you describe America to the rest of the world in 1952?

Accepted Answer

Henry Luce's statement that "freedom" wa

Question 20

What obstacle did Harry Truman face when he assumed the presidency following the death of Franklin Roosevelt in April 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roosevelt's popularity made it difficult for Truman to win the respect of Congress and the people. 
B)  At this time in the war, Americans were looking for a president with a military background, something Truman could not offer. 
C)  Truman had been such an aggressive power player in Congress that he was likely to face stiff opposition there. 
D)  Harry Truman had absolutely no experience in foreign policy, the most important qualification at this point in American history. 
E)  Roosevelt had become so unpopular with the American people that his vice president was likely to have to pay for the sins of his predecessor. 
A)  Roosevelt's popularity made it difficult for Truman to win the respect of Congress and the people. 
B)  At this time in the war, Americans were looking for a president with a military background, something Truman could not offer. 
C)  Truman had been such an aggressive power player in Congress that he was likely to face stiff opposition there. 
D)  Harry Truman had absolutely no experience in foreign policy, the most important qualification at this point in American history. 
E)  Roosevelt had become so unpopular with the American people that his vice president was likely to have to pay for the sins of his predecessor.

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

Japan:

President Truman's civil rights plan called for all of the following EXCEPT:

Why was it unlikely that the Soviet Union was going to embark on a new military campaign in the years following World War II?

The policy of "containment" can best be described as:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Alger Hiss

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Operation Dixie

The Berlin Blockade was:

All of the following statements about the Cold War's impact on American life are true EXCEPT:

By 1952,the Cold War was cast in terms of a worldwide battle between freedom and slavery.Explain (1)how the Cold War had come to be seen in this way,(2)events that illustrate this view,and (3)the historical consequences of such a view.

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

In 1949,Mao Zedong:

Which long-held U.S.territory was granted independence in 1946?

Japan's constitution,which Americans had written,provided for the first time in Japanese history:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Harry Truman

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -NATO

How did black organizations employ the language of the Cold War?

Operation Wetback:

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

Comment on Henry Luce's statement that "freedom" was the best word he could use to explain America to the rest of the world.Why do you think he picked that word? How did the Cold War affect that choice? How would you describe America to the rest of the world in 1952?

What obstacle did Harry Truman face when he assumed the presidency following the death of Franklin Roosevelt in April 1945?

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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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s 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 Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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