Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-NSC-68

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 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Whittaker Chambers

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 3

Why did the United States allow West Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Germany had positioned nuclear missiles along the border to the west. 
B)  The United States depended heavily on the expertise of German rocket scientists. 
C)  The United States made this concession in order to win access to lucrative German consumer markets. 
D)  The successful Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb underlined the importance of a militarily united West. 
E)  The United States had thoroughly "de-nazified" the country. 
A)  East Germany had positioned nuclear missiles along the border to the west. 
B)  The United States depended heavily on the expertise of German rocket scientists. 
C)  The United States made this concession in order to win access to lucrative German consumer markets. 
D)  The successful Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb underlined the importance of a militarily united West. 
E)  The United States had thoroughly "de-nazified" the country.

Question 4

All of the following statements are true of the Fair Deal EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing. 
B)  Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans. 
C)  the Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage. 
D)  the Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program. 
E)  the Fair Deal included a provision to expand Social Security coverage. 
A)  the Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing. 
B)  Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans. 
C)  the Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage. 
D)  the Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program. 
E)  the Fair Deal included a provision to expand Social Security coverage.

Question 5

"Militant Liberty" was the code name for a national security agency that:

Accepted Answer

A)  patrolled the border in search of illegal aliens. 
B)  encouraged Hollywood to produce anticommunist movies. 
C)  required labor unions to purge suspected communist leaders. 
D)  forced schools to fire teachers and professors suspected of teaching Marxist ideas. 
E)  encouraged artists to paint work in a Norman Rockwell style. 
A)  patrolled the border in search of illegal aliens. 
B)  encouraged Hollywood to produce anticommunist movies. 
C)  required labor unions to purge suspected communist leaders. 
D)  forced schools to fire teachers and professors suspected of teaching Marxist ideas. 
E)  encouraged artists to paint work in a Norman Rockwell style.

Question 6

Analyze the policy of containment.How did the United States enact this policy?

Accepted Answer

The policy of containment was a foreign

Question 7

The Taft-Hartley Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawed the closed shop. 
B)  legalized sympathy strikes. 
C)  strengthened the rights of organized labor. 
D)  banned right-to-work laws. 
E)  was supported by President Truman. 
A)  outlawed the closed shop. 
B)  legalized sympathy strikes. 
C)  strengthened the rights of organized labor. 
D)  banned right-to-work laws. 
E)  was supported by President Truman.

Question 8

To improve the image of American race relations abroad,the U.S.government sponsored trips of African-American jazz musicians to Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Hollywood remained the one voice of protest during the McCarthy era,making films that glorified individualism,socialism,and the questioning of authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Considering that there were very few radicals involved in the civil rights movement,groups like the NAACP remained unaffected by McCarthyism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Generally speaking,economics and geopolitical interests motivated American foreign policy,but the language of freedom was used to justify America's actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Harry Truman's Fair Deal focused on improving the social safety net and raising the standard of living of ordinary Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-McCarran-Walter Act

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a pivotal policy

Question 15

Evaluate Harry Truman's domestic policies.Which parts reflected the New Deal? Why were they so difficult to implement? How did they expand freedom for Americans? How did they restrict freedom?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman's domestic policies were a

Question 16

In the 1950s,what did the term "totalitarianism" describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fascism and national socialism. 
B)  Socialism and communism. 
C)  Social democracy and the New Deal. 
D)  Fascism, Nazism, and communism. 
E)  Capitalism and conservatism. 
A)  Fascism and national socialism. 
B)  Socialism and communism. 
C)  Social democracy and the New Deal. 
D)  Fascism, Nazism, and communism. 
E)  Capitalism and conservatism.

Question 17

In the aftermath of World War II:

Accepted Answer

A)  very few women lost their wartime jobs to returning veterans. 
B)  the majority of returning GIs went back to work. 
C)  the United States experienced difficulty demobilizing, prompting Congress to keep in place most wartime economic measures. 
D)  Americans paid more for consumer goods. 
E)  B and D 
A)  very few women lost their wartime jobs to returning veterans. 
B)  the majority of returning GIs went back to work. 
C)  the United States experienced difficulty demobilizing, prompting Congress to keep in place most wartime economic measures. 
D)  Americans paid more for consumer goods. 
E)  B and D

Question 18

The Truman Doctrine:

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated a return to isolationism. 
B)  was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  committed the United States to fighting communism only in Asia. 
E)  committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere. 
A)  advocated a return to isolationism. 
B)  was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain. 
C)  called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  committed the United States to fighting communism only in Asia. 
E)  committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.

Question 19

Private organizations such as the American Legion and the National Association of Manufacturers opposed government persecution of all individuals for their beliefs,even communists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Dixiecrats were a short-lived politi

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -NSC-68

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Whittaker Chambers

Why did the United States allow West Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany?

All of the following statements are true of the Fair Deal EXCEPT:

"Militant Liberty" was the code name for a national security agency that:

Analyze the policy of containment.How did the United States enact this policy?

The Taft-Hartley Act:

To improve the image of American race relations abroad,the U.S.government sponsored trips of African-American jazz musicians to Africa.

Hollywood remained the one voice of protest during the McCarthy era,making films that glorified individualism,socialism,and the questioning of authority.

Considering that there were very few radicals involved in the civil rights movement,groups like the NAACP remained unaffected by McCarthyism.

Generally speaking,economics and geopolitical interests motivated American foreign policy,but the language of freedom was used to justify America's actions.

Harry Truman's Fair Deal focused on improving the social safety net and raising the standard of living of ordinary Americans.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -McCarran-Walter Act

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

Evaluate Harry Truman's domestic policies.Which parts reflected the New Deal? Why were they so difficult to implement? How did they expand freedom for Americans? How did they restrict freedom?

In the 1950s,what did the term "totalitarianism" describe?

In the aftermath of World War II:

The Truman Doctrine:

Private organizations such as the American Legion and the National Association of Manufacturers opposed government persecution of all individuals for their beliefs,even communists.

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

A New World

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

A New Century and New Crises

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