Question 1

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 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harry S Truman

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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President o

Question 3

All of the following encouraged many post-1945 Americans to move to the suburbs except

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A)  development of fuel-efficient automobiles. 
B)  home-loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Authority and the Veterans' Administration. 
C)  government-built highways. 
D)  tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages. 
E)  white flight from racial change. 
A)  development of fuel-efficient automobiles. 
B)  home-loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Authority and the Veterans' Administration. 
C)  government-built highways. 
D)  tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages. 
E)  white flight from racial change.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nuremberg trials

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The Nuremberg trials were a series of mi

Question 5

NSC-68 called for

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A)  the invasion of North Korea by United Nations troops. 
B)  a blockade of the China coast and bombing of Manchuria. 
C)  a program of spying on the Soviet Union. 
D)  the reorganization of the Defense Department. 
E)  a massive increase in military spending. 
A)  the invasion of North Korea by United Nations troops. 
B)  a blockade of the China coast and bombing of Manchuria. 
C)  a program of spying on the Soviet Union. 
D)  the reorganization of the Defense Department. 
E)  a massive increase in military spending.

Question 6

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

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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 7

Despite their political and strategic differences, the United States and the Soviet Union strongly resembled one another in 1945 in that they

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A)  had long experience as great powers in Europe. 
B)  accepted the idea of balance of power and spheres of influence. 
C)  believed that control of the Middle East was essential to maintaining their national security. 
D)  had been historically very involved in world affairs and engaged in protecting peace and collective security in the world. 
E)  had a long history of conducting an idealistic, "missionary" diplomacy in world affairs. 
A)  had long experience as great powers in Europe. 
B)  accepted the idea of balance of power and spheres of influence. 
C)  believed that control of the Middle East was essential to maintaining their national security. 
D)  had been historically very involved in world affairs and engaged in protecting peace and collective security in the world. 
E)  had a long history of conducting an idealistic, "missionary" diplomacy in world affairs.

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the GI Bill?

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A)  It included provisions to help veterans gain an education. 
B)  Benefits included $16 million in loans for veterans to buy farms, homes or businesses. 
C)  The GI Bill nurtured the nation's economic expansion in the postwar era. 
D)  Benefits were only available in the first three months after leaving the military. 
E)  Millions of veterans took advantage of the GI Bill programs. 
A)  It included provisions to help veterans gain an education. 
B)  Benefits included $16 million in loans for veterans to buy farms, homes or businesses. 
C)  The GI Bill nurtured the nation's economic expansion in the postwar era. 
D)  Benefits were only available in the first three months after leaving the military. 
E)  Millions of veterans took advantage of the GI Bill programs.

Question 9

Even by the end of the 1948 presidential campaign, almost everyone expected Governor Thomas Dewey to win because

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A)  the Republicans had finally united their northeastern internationalist and midwestern isolationist wings. 
B)  Truman had run a listless and defensive campaign. 
C)  Dewey was such a charming and charismatic candidate. 
D)  President Truman seemed unpopular and the Democrats had split three ways. 
E)  the Republicans had developed a stronger and more progressive domestic platform. 
A)  the Republicans had finally united their northeastern internationalist and midwestern isolationist wings. 
B)  Truman had run a listless and defensive campaign. 
C)  Dewey was such a charming and charismatic candidate. 
D)  President Truman seemed unpopular and the Democrats had split three ways. 
E)  the Republicans had developed a stronger and more progressive domestic platform.

Question 10

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

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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 11

Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map:
​​
 Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945
  
-____ Romania

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The answer of Locate the following places in Eastern and...

Question 12

Which of the following was not among the early successes of the United Nations?

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A)  Stopping the spread of atomic weapons 
B)  Preventing warfare over Kashmir and Iran 
C)  Creating the new state of Israel 
D)  Guiding former European colonies to independence 
E)  Enhancing global health, food production, and cultural development 
A)  Stopping the spread of atomic weapons 
B)  Preventing warfare over Kashmir and Iran 
C)  Creating the new state of Israel 
D)  Guiding former European colonies to independence 
E)  Enhancing global health, food production, and cultural development

Question 13

During Truman's presidency, Congress overrode his veto of the

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A)  Smith-Connally Act. 
B)  Taft-Hartley Act. 
C)  G.I. Bill of Rights. 
D)  McCarran Internal Security Act. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  Smith-Connally Act. 
B)  Taft-Hartley Act. 
C)  G.I. Bill of Rights. 
D)  McCarran Internal Security Act. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Berlin airlift

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Airlift was a significant eve

Question 15

In an effort to forestall an economic downturn, the Truman administration did all of the following except

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A)  create the President's Council of Economic Advisers. 
B)  sell war factories and other government installations to private businesses at very low prices. 
C)  pass the Employment Act, which made it government policy to promote maximum employment. 
D)  pass the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, known as the GI Bill of Rights. 
E)  continue wartime wage and price controls. 
A)  create the President's Council of Economic Advisers. 
B)  sell war factories and other government installations to private businesses at very low prices. 
C)  pass the Employment Act, which made it government policy to promote maximum employment. 
D)  pass the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, known as the GI Bill of Rights. 
E)  continue wartime wage and price controls.

Question 16

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

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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 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marshall Plan

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The Marshall Plan, officially known as t

Question 18

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

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A)  Germany should pay economically crippling war reparations. 
B)  Nazism should be destroyed in Germany and high-ranking Nazis should be tried and punished for war crimes. 
C)  occupied Germany should be reunited as soon as possible. 
D)  Germany should receive massive economic aid. 
E)  Germany should be divided into two nations, East and West Germany. 
A)  Germany should pay economically crippling war reparations. 
B)  Nazism should be destroyed in Germany and high-ranking Nazis should be tried and punished for war crimes. 
C)  occupied Germany should be reunited as soon as possible. 
D)  Germany should receive massive economic aid. 
E)  Germany should be divided into two nations, East and West Germany.

Question 19

Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map:
​​
 Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945
  
-____ Estonia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places in Eastern and...

Question 20

What motivated the large-scale postwar migration to the Sunbelt and the suburbs? To what extent were these movements a result of social changes like the baby boom, and to what extent were they a result of intentional federal government policies like federal housing loans, military spending, and the interstate highway system?

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The large-scale postwar migration to the

The huge postwar baby boom reached its peak in the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harry S Truman

All of the following encouraged many post-1945 Americans to move to the suburbs except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nuremberg trials

NSC-68 called for

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

Despite their political and strategic differences, the United States and the Soviet Union strongly resembled one another in 1945 in that they

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the GI Bill?

Even by the end of the 1948 presidential campaign, almost everyone expected Governor Thomas Dewey to win because

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 in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Romania

Which of the following was not among the early successes of the United Nations?

During Truman's presidency, Congress overrode his veto of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Berlin airlift

In an effort to forestall an economic downturn, the Truman administration did all of the following except

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: -Marshall Plan

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Estonia

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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The huge postwar baby boom reached its peak in the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harry S Truman

All of the following encouraged many post-1945 Americans to move to the suburbs except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nuremberg trials

NSC-68 called for

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

Despite their political and strategic differences, the United States and the Soviet Union strongly resembled one another in 1945 in that they

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the GI Bill?

Even by the end of the 1948 presidential campaign, almost everyone expected Governor Thomas Dewey to win because

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 in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: ​​ Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Romania

Which of the following was not among the early successes of the United Nations?

During Truman's presidency, Congress overrode his veto of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Berlin airlift

In an effort to forestall an economic downturn, the Truman administration did all of the following except

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: -Marshall Plan

The victorious World War II Allies quickly agreed that

Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: ​​ Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Estonia

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Romania

Locate the following places in Eastern and Central Europe by reference number on the map: Europe in the Early Post-World War II Period, c. 1945 -____ Estonia