Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-desegregation of military

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

The impact of the Cold War on American culture was:

Accepted Answer

A)  especially evident in the movies. 
B)  limited in scope. 
C)  discouraged in the public schools. 
D)  widely criticized by the news media. 
E)  felt mostly in the cities. 
A)  especially evident in the movies. 
B)  limited in scope. 
C)  discouraged in the public schools. 
D)  widely criticized by the news media. 
E)  felt mostly in the cities.

Question 3

Despite the communist victory in China's civil war and the Soviets' successful development of an atomic bomb,the Truman administration refused to endorse a permanent U.S.military buildup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following events did NOT occur after Truman's 1947 speech to Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  A precedent was established for the United States to support "freedom-loving peoples" everywhere in their struggles against communism. 
B)  Congress approved $400 million in U.S. military aid to Greece and Turkey. 
C)  Truman received only immediate, short-term Republican support for his containment policies. 
D)  The Central Intelligence Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission were set up without democratic oversight. 
E)  A precedent was set to create military alliances against the Soviet Union. 
A)  A precedent was established for the United States to support "freedom-loving peoples" everywhere in their struggles against communism. 
B)  Congress approved $400 million in U.S. military aid to Greece and Turkey. 
C)  Truman received only immediate, short-term Republican support for his containment policies. 
D)  The Central Intelligence Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission were set up without democratic oversight. 
E)  A precedent was set to create military alliances against the Soviet Union.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Universal Declaration of Human Right

Question 6

Why did nearly 5 million workers walk off their jobs over the course of 1946?

Accepted Answer

A)  Returning veterans had been given preferential treatment in hiring and promotion. 
B)  The millions of women who had worked in defense industries were refusing to leave their jobs. 
C)  The postwar wave of deflation was dramatically reducing the value of worker's wages. 
D)  The removal of price controls resulted in a drop in workers' real income. 
E)  American workers had accumulated months of vacation and overtime during the war years. 
A)  Returning veterans had been given preferential treatment in hiring and promotion. 
B)  The millions of women who had worked in defense industries were refusing to leave their jobs. 
C)  The postwar wave of deflation was dramatically reducing the value of worker's wages. 
D)  The removal of price controls resulted in a drop in workers' real income. 
E)  American workers had accumulated months of vacation and overtime during the war years.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Fair Deal was a set of proposals put

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Long Telegram

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 9

Since he was black,in spite of his great playing ability and character on and off the field,Jackie Robinson failed to win the Rookie of the Year award.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Accepted Answer

A)  was immediately ratified by Congress. 
B)  was honored by both the United States and the Soviets. 
C)  included freedom of speech and religion. 
D)  was drafted by President Truman. 
E)  did not address economic rights. 
A)  was immediately ratified by Congress. 
B)  was honored by both the United States and the Soviets. 
C)  included freedom of speech and religion. 
D)  was drafted by President Truman. 
E)  did not address economic rights.

Question 11

The charges against which of the following organizations led to the downfall of Joseph McCarthy in 1954?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Defense Department. 
B)  The Voice of America. 
C)  The State Department. 
D)  The army. 
E)  The Communist Party. 
A)  The Defense Department. 
B)  The Voice of America. 
C)  The State Department. 
D)  The army. 
E)  The Communist Party.

Question 12

The 1948 presidential race:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a three-way race. 
B)  was the last to occur before television forever changed campaigning. 
C)  ended the movement of southern Democrats into the Republican Party. 
D)  highlighted gender as a campaign issue for the Republican Party. 
E)  had Strom Thurmond as a close second to Harry Truman. 
A)  was a three-way race. 
B)  was the last to occur before television forever changed campaigning. 
C)  ended the movement of southern Democrats into the Republican Party. 
D)  highlighted gender as a campaign issue for the Republican Party. 
E)  had Strom Thurmond as a close second to Harry Truman.

Question 13

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

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 14

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was the first long-term military alliance between the United States and Europe since the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France during the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

HUAC, or the House Un-American Activitie

Question 16

To wage the cultural Cold War,the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department:

Accepted Answer

A)  promoted the work of artist Norman Rockwell. 
B)  censored the work of modern artists. 
C)  funded artistic publications, concerts, performances, and exhibits. 
D)  sought to censor the work of painter Jackson Pollock. 
E)  imposed artistic conformity. 
A)  promoted the work of artist Norman Rockwell. 
B)  censored the work of modern artists. 
C)  funded artistic publications, concerts, performances, and exhibits. 
D)  sought to censor the work of painter Jackson Pollock. 
E)  imposed artistic conformity.

Question 17

The United States was the first country to approve both covenants of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The CIO,which had a long history of Communist members,purged over 1 million workers from its ranks during the Red Scare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Walter Lippmann

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 20

Which of the following does NOT accurately depict one of the uses of anticommunism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Businesses resisted government regulatory efforts as "socialism." 
B)  Conservative Catholic congregations were investigated for enforcing "principles of communist conformity" among parishioners. 
C)  Republicans accused New Deal Democrats of "subversion." 
D)  Democrats supported the implementation of tough anticommunist measures as a defense against Republican charges of "disloyalty." 
E)  The McCarran-Walter Act maintained immigration quotas and authorized the deportation of immigrants identified as communists. 
A)  Businesses resisted government regulatory efforts as "socialism." 
B)  Conservative Catholic congregations were investigated for enforcing "principles of communist conformity" among parishioners. 
C)  Republicans accused New Deal Democrats of "subversion." 
D)  Democrats supported the implementation of tough anticommunist measures as a defense against Republican charges of "disloyalty." 
E)  The McCarran-Walter Act maintained immigration quotas and authorized the deportation of immigrants identified as communists.

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -desegregation of military

The impact of the Cold War on American culture was:

Despite the communist victory in China's civil war and the Soviets' successful development of an atomic bomb,the Truman administration refused to endorse a permanent U.S.military buildup.

Which of the following events did NOT occur after Truman's 1947 speech to Congress?

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

Why did nearly 5 million workers walk off their jobs over the course of 1946?

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Long Telegram

Since he was black,in spite of his great playing ability and character on and off the field,Jackie Robinson failed to win the Rookie of the Year award.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

The charges against which of the following organizations led to the downfall of Joseph McCarthy in 1954?

The 1948 presidential race:

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

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was the first long-term military alliance between the United States and Europe since the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France during the American Revolution.

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

To wage the cultural Cold War,the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department:

The United States was the first country to approve both covenants of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The CIO,which had a long history of Communist members,purged over 1 million workers from its ranks during the Red Scare.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Walter Lippmann

Which of the following does NOT accurately depict one of the uses of anticommunism?

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Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

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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

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