Question 1

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 2

Assess President Truman's response to the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in 1950.Do you think that he acted properly with regard to the United Nations,Congress,and his military commanders? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Truman's response to the outbr

Question 3

President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of

Accepted Answer

A)  appeasement. 
B)  liberation. 
C)  détente. 
D)  multilateralism. 
E)  containment. 
A)  appeasement. 
B)  liberation. 
C)  détente. 
D)  multilateralism. 
E)  containment.

Question 4

Before he was elected vice president of the United States in 1944,Harry S Truman had served as all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  a haberdashery store owner. 
B)  secretary of the navy. 
C)  a World War I artillery officer. 
D)  a Missouri judge. 
E)  a United States senator. 
A)  a haberdashery store owner. 
B)  secretary of the navy. 
C)  a World War I artillery officer. 
D)  a Missouri judge. 
E)  a United States senator.

Question 5

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 6

By 1945,the Soviet Union had reason to be suspicious of the United States because the

Accepted Answer

A)  United States had never extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet government. 
B)  British and Americans had delayed opening a second front in Europe during the war. 
C)  British and Americans had not informed the Soviet Union of the A-bomb project until it was completed. 
D)  United States had not given the Soviets any lend-lease aid during the war. 
E)  United States had installed a pro-American government in France. 
A)  United States had never extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet government. 
B)  British and Americans had delayed opening a second front in Europe during the war. 
C)  British and Americans had not informed the Soviet Union of the A-bomb project until it was completed. 
D)  United States had not given the Soviets any lend-lease aid during the war. 
E)  United States had installed a pro-American government in France.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a pivotal policy

Question 8

One of the most significant structural differences between the old League of Nations and the new United Nations was that the U.N.

Accepted Answer

A)  did not attempt to include all the independent nations of the world in its membership. 
B)  gave a veto in the powerful Security Council to the five Great Powers. 
C)  did not try to address the question of colonialism. 
D)  developed its own independent military force controlled by the Security Council. 
E)  established a powerful independent executive branch in the Secretary General. 
A)  did not attempt to include all the independent nations of the world in its membership. 
B)  gave a veto in the powerful Security Council to the five Great Powers. 
C)  did not try to address the question of colonialism. 
D)  developed its own independent military force controlled by the Security Council. 
E)  established a powerful independent executive branch in the Secretary General.

Question 9

American membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization did all of the following for the country except

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthen the containment of the Soviet Union. 
B)  help reintegrate Germany into the European family. 
C)  reduce our defense expenditures, since we would get help from other countries. 
D)  reassure Europeans that the United States would not abandon them. 
E)  strike a major blow to American isolationists. 
A)  strengthen the containment of the Soviet Union. 
B)  help reintegrate Germany into the European family. 
C)  reduce our defense expenditures, since we would get help from other countries. 
D)  reassure Europeans that the United States would not abandon them. 
E)  strike a major blow to American isolationists.

Question 10

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Estonia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 11

President Truman risked American access to Middle Eastern oil supplies when he

Accepted Answer

A)  sent U.S. military forces into Lebanon. 
B)  refused to recognize the authoritarian Saudi Arabian monarchy. 
C)  supported British control of the Suez Canal. 
D)  tried to force the Soviet Union out of the Middle East. 
E)  recognized the new Jewish state of Israel. 
A)  sent U.S. military forces into Lebanon. 
B)  refused to recognize the authoritarian Saudi Arabian monarchy. 
C)  supported British control of the Suez Canal. 
D)  tried to force the Soviet Union out of the Middle East. 
E)  recognized the new Jewish state of Israel.

Question 12

To what degree do you think each of the following contributed to the Cold War:
a. President Truman's style,
b. the Soviet Union's security interests, and
c. American expectations for the postwar world?

Accepted Answer

The answer of To what degree do you think each...

Question 13

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Romania

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 14

The National Security Act of 1947 created the

Accepted Answer

A)  Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
B)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
D)  Selective Service System. 
E)  Department of Defense. 
A)  Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
B)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
D)  Selective Service System. 
E)  Department of Defense.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Accepted Answer

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were an Ameri

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-NSC-68

Accepted Answer

NSC-68, or National Security Council Rep

Question 17

One striking consequence of the postwar economic boom was

Accepted Answer

A)  the continued exclusion of most women from the workplace. 
B)  the growing split between urban and rural America. 
C)  the growing concentration of wealth at the top of society. 
D)  a vast expansion of the homeowning middle class. 
E)  the growth of blue-collar employment. 
A)  the continued exclusion of most women from the workplace. 
B)  the growing split between urban and rural America. 
C)  the growing concentration of wealth at the top of society. 
D)  a vast expansion of the homeowning middle class. 
E)  the growth of blue-collar employment.

Question 18

The crucial origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union over postwar arrangements in

Accepted Answer

A)  North Africa. 
B)  East Asia. 
C)  the Middle East. 
D)  the Third World. 
E)  Eastern Europe. 
A)  North Africa. 
B)  East Asia. 
C)  the Middle East. 
D)  the Third World. 
E)  Eastern Europe.

Question 19

Match each 1948 presidential candidate below with his political party.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 
D)  A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2 
E)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 
A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 
D)  A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2 
E)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Question 20

Trace the origins of the Cold War,considering the historical background of United States-Soviet Union relations,the wartime relationship,and early postwar developments.

Accepted Answer

The origins of the Cold War can be trace

Exam 36: The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

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?

Assess President Truman's response to the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in 1950.Do you think that he acted properly with regard to the United Nations,Congress,and his military commanders? Why or why not?

President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of

Before he was elected vice president of the United States in 1944,Harry S Truman had served as all of the following except

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

By 1945,the Soviet Union had reason to be suspicious of the United States because the

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

One of the most significant structural differences between the old League of Nations and the new United Nations was that the U.N.

American membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization did all of the following for the country except

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Estonia

President Truman risked American access to Middle Eastern oil supplies when he

To what degree do you think each of the following contributed to the Cold War: a. President Truman's style, b. the Soviet Union's security interests, and c. American expectations for the postwar world?

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Romania

The National Security Act of 1947 created the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -NSC-68

One striking consequence of the postwar economic boom was

The crucial origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union over postwar arrangements in

Match each 1948 presidential candidate below with his political party.

Trace the origins of the Cold War,considering the historical background of United States-Soviet Union relations,the wartime relationship,and early postwar developments.

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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 at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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