Question 1

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

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A)  revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 
B)  charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media. 
C)  asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army. 
D)  mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia. 
E)  charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department. 
A)  revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 
B)  charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media. 
C)  asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army. 
D)  mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia. 
E)  charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Taft-Hartley Act

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The Taft-Hartley Act, officially known a

Question 3

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
  
-____ Albania

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

Question 4

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?

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Harry S Truman was a complex and influen

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dean Acheson

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Dean Acheson was a prominent American st

Question 6

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

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J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American th

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-McCarran Internal Security Bill

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The McCarran Internal Security Bill, als

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)

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Mao Zedong, also known as Mao Tse-tung,

Question 9

Evaluate President Truman's strategy and conduct as commander in chief during the Korean War. Assess the realism of his goals and the propriety of his means.

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President Truman's strategy and conduct

Question 10

What were the fundamental causes of the spectacular prosperity of the United States in the decades immediately after World War II? To what extent was the economic boom a result of factors internal to the United States, and to what extent was it a result of the devastation of much of Europe and Asia?

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The spectacular prosperity of the United

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benjamin Spock

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Benjamin Spock was an influential Americ

Question 12

Match each postwar American program below with its primary purpose. 
A.Point Four
B.NATO
C.Truman Doctrine
D.Marshall Plan
1)Assist communist-threatened Greece and Turkey
2)Promote economic recovery of Europe
3)Aid underdeveloped nations of Latin America, Asia, and Africa
4)Resist Soviet military threat

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

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin was a Soviet political lea

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Wallace

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Henry Agard Wallace (1888–1965) was an A

Question 15

Which of the following did not contribute to the rapid rise of suburbia in post-World War II America?

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A)  The baby boom 
B)  Government mortgage guarantees 
C)  New federally funded highways 
D)  White flight 
E)  Urban environmental problems 
A)  The baby boom 
B)  Government mortgage guarantees 
C)  New federally funded highways 
D)  White flight 
E)  Urban environmental problems

Question 16

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
  
-____ Lithuania

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

Question 17

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

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A)  publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B)  quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C)  publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D)  declined to confront the senator's irresponsible accusations of communism against upstanding and loyal government officials, effectively allowing him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E)  privately supported him but publicly kept his distance. 
A)  publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B)  quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C)  publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D)  declined to confront the senator's irresponsible accusations of communism against upstanding and loyal government officials, effectively allowing him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E)  privately supported him but publicly kept his distance.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-baby boom

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The term "baby boom" refers to a signifi

Question 19

Population distribution after World War II followed a pattern of

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A)  movement into the Northeast and out of the South. 
B)  mass migration of blacks from the West to the Midwest. 
C)  movement from the Southwest to Appalachia. 
D)  movement out of the cities and into small towns. 
E)  an urban-suburban segregation of blacks and whites in major metropolitan areas. 
A)  movement into the Northeast and out of the South. 
B)  mass migration of blacks from the West to the Midwest. 
C)  movement from the Southwest to Appalachia. 
D)  movement out of the cities and into small towns. 
E)  an urban-suburban segregation of blacks and whites in major metropolitan areas.

Question 20

Though he was decidedly unpopular when he left the presidency, President Truman has since come to be viewed as one of America's ten greatest presidents. Explain why his popularity was so low in 1952 and why he is so well rated in retrospect. What is your evaluation of President Truman as president? Defend you view with specific examples illustrating Truman's performance.

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President Truman's low popularity in 195

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Taft-Hartley Act

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 -____ Albania

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?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dean Acheson

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -McCarran Internal Security Bill

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)

Evaluate President Truman's strategy and conduct as commander in chief during the Korean War. Assess the realism of his goals and the propriety of his means.

What were the fundamental causes of the spectacular prosperity of the United States in the decades immediately after World War II? To what extent was the economic boom a result of factors internal to the United States, and to what extent was it a result of the devastation of much of Europe and Asia?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benjamin Spock

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Wallace

Which of the following did not contribute to the rapid rise of suburbia in post-World War II America?

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 -____ Lithuania

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -baby boom

Population distribution after World War II followed a pattern of

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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Exam 14: The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Taft-Hartley Act

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 -____ Albania

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?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dean Acheson

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -McCarran Internal Security Bill

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)

Evaluate President Truman's strategy and conduct as commander in chief during the Korean War. Assess the realism of his goals and the propriety of his means.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benjamin Spock

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Joseph Stalin

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Wallace

Which of the following did not contribute to the rapid rise of suburbia in post-World War II America?

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 -____ Lithuania

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -baby boom

Population distribution after World War II followed a pattern of

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 -____ Albania

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

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 -____ Lithuania