Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard M.Nixon

Accepted Answer

Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reinhold Niebuhr

Accepted Answer

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) was an Amer

Question 3

Why were so many Americans anxious about the economic future of the nation at the conclusion of World War II? Why did these fears prove groundless?

Accepted Answer

Many Americans were anxious about the ec

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dixiecrats

Accepted Answer

The Dixiecrats were a short-lived politi

Question 5

A leading American theologian who urged a vigorous American foreign policy and a return to Christian foundations was

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Tillich. 
B)  Billy Graham. 
C)  Benjamin Spock. 
D)  Reinhold Nieburh. 
E)  Norman Vincent Peale. 
A)  Paul Tillich. 
B)  Billy Graham. 
C)  Benjamin Spock. 
D)  Reinhold Nieburh. 
E)  Norman Vincent Peale.

Question 6

The huge postwar baby boom reached its peak in the

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A)  late 1940s. 
B)  early 1950s. 
C)  late 1950s. 
D)  mid-1960s. 
E)  early 1970s. 
A)  late 1940s. 
B)  early 1950s. 
C)  late 1950s. 
D)  mid-1960s. 
E)  early 1970s.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-McCarran Act

Accepted Answer

The McCarran Act, officially known as th

Question 8

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ South Sakhalin Island

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The passage of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill of Rights)was partly motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  fear of postwar veterans' protests. 
B)  memories of the mistreatment of the veterans' Bonus Army in the 1930s. 
C)  fear that the labor markets could not absorb millions of discharged veterans. 
D)  a desire to expand the social diversity of American colleges and universities. 
E)  the need of American business for a more highly educated workforce. 
A)  fear of postwar veterans' protests. 
B)  memories of the mistreatment of the veterans' Bonus Army in the 1930s. 
C)  fear that the labor markets could not absorb millions of discharged veterans. 
D)  a desire to expand the social diversity of American colleges and universities. 
E)  the need of American business for a more highly educated workforce.

Question 10

Evaluate the trade-offs at the Yalta conference in 1945.Was it a sellout to the Soviet Union? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The Yalta Conference in 1945 was a meeti

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-J.Robert Oppenheimer

Accepted Answer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American th

Question 12

Was the Cold War inevitable? Why or why not? If so,at what point did it become inevitable?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether the Cold War was

Question 13

Which of the following were not among the key decisions made by Roosevelt,Stalin,and Churchill at the Yalta Conference?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union would attack Japan within three months in exchange for territorial concessions. 
B)  The Soviet Union would sponsor free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania. 
C)  Occupation zones in Germany would be assigned to each of the victorious great powers. 
D)  The Soviets and Americans would militarily withdraw from Europe after a peace treaty was signed. 
E)  A new international peacekeeping organization, the United Nations, would be set up. 
A)  The Soviet Union would attack Japan within three months in exchange for territorial concessions. 
B)  The Soviet Union would sponsor free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania. 
C)  Occupation zones in Germany would be assigned to each of the victorious great powers. 
D)  The Soviets and Americans would militarily withdraw from Europe after a peace treaty was signed. 
E)  A new international peacekeeping organization, the United Nations, would be set up.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George F.Kennan

Accepted Answer

George F. Kennan (1904-2005) was an Amer

Question 15

In early 1945,the United States was extremely eager to secure the Soviet Union's participation in the projected invasion of Japan because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviets would become so engaged in East Asia that they would not expand further into central Europe. 
B)  without Soviet help, the Japanese could not be defeated. 
C)  American casualties were expected to be high if only Americans were involved. 
D)  Roosevelt believed that Stalin's involvement in Japan could help to control the communists in China. 
E)  Roosevelt did not want Stalin to become aware of the atomic bomb secret. 
A)  the Soviets would become so engaged in East Asia that they would not expand further into central Europe. 
B)  without Soviet help, the Japanese could not be defeated. 
C)  American casualties were expected to be high if only Americans were involved. 
D)  Roosevelt believed that Stalin's involvement in Japan could help to control the communists in China. 
E)  Roosevelt did not want Stalin to become aware of the atomic bomb secret.

Question 16

The majority of the new jobs created in the postwar era went to

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A)  men. 
B)  women. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  Hispanics. 
E)  New immigrants. 
A)  men. 
B)  women. 
C)  African Americans. 
D)  Hispanics. 
E)  New immigrants.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-H-Bomb

Accepted Answer

The H-Bomb, or hydrogen bomb, is a type

Question 18

The NSC-68 document reflected the American belief

Accepted Answer

A)  in the limitless capabilities of the American economy and society. 
B)  that we needed help to fight the spread of communism. 
C)  that huge sacrifices would be needed by Americans to fight the Cold War. 
D)  in the futility of containment. 
E)  that military spending would help the economy. 
A)  in the limitless capabilities of the American economy and society. 
B)  that we needed help to fight the spread of communism. 
C)  that huge sacrifices would be needed by Americans to fight the Cold War. 
D)  in the futility of containment. 
E)  that military spending would help the economy.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Joseph McCarthy

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy was a United States Sena

Question 20

The Taft-Hartley Act delivered a major blow to labor by

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawing strikes by public employees. 
B)  creating a serious inflationary spiral. 
C)  banning labor's political action committees. 
D)  outlawing closed (all-union) shops. 
E)  forbidding union organizers to enter workplaces. 
A)  outlawing strikes by public employees. 
B)  creating a serious inflationary spiral. 
C)  banning labor's political action committees. 
D)  outlawing closed (all-union) shops. 
E)  forbidding union organizers to enter workplaces.

Exam 36: The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard M.Nixon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reinhold Niebuhr

Why were so many Americans anxious about the economic future of the nation at the conclusion of World War II? Why did these fears prove groundless?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dixiecrats

A leading American theologian who urged a vigorous American foreign policy and a return to Christian foundations was

The huge postwar baby boom reached its peak in the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -McCarran Act

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ South Sakhalin Island

The passage of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill of Rights)was partly motivated by

Evaluate the trade-offs at the Yalta conference in 1945.Was it a sellout to the Soviet Union? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -J.Robert Oppenheimer

Was the Cold War inevitable? Why or why not? If so,at what point did it become inevitable?

Which of the following were not among the key decisions made by Roosevelt,Stalin,and Churchill at the Yalta Conference?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George F.Kennan

In early 1945,the United States was extremely eager to secure the Soviet Union's participation in the projected invasion of Japan because

The majority of the new jobs created in the postwar era went to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -H-Bomb

The NSC-68 document reflected the American belief

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph McCarthy

The Taft-Hartley Act delivered a major blow to labor by

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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

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Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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