Question 1

The Mattachine Society

Accepted Answer

A) opposed communist infiltration of government offices. 
B) advocated equal rights for gays. 
C) defended actors and writers accused of being communists. 
D) called for racial equality. 
E) supported women's rights. 
A) opposed communist infiltration of government offices. 
B) advocated equal rights for gays. 
C) defended actors and writers accused of being communists. 
D) called for racial equality. 
E) supported women's rights. B

Question 2

In the election of 1948,Harry Truman was helped by voters loyal to the memory of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-National Security Act

Accepted Answer

passed in 1947.Created the National Security Council (with broad powers over the planning of foreign policy),the Central Intelligence Agency,and the Air Force (as a separate branch of the military)-all of these as part of a broad strategy to contain communism.

Question 4

Republican Arthur H.Vandenberg helped to win support for the Truman Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Truman Doctrine was first applied when the President asked Congress to extend aid to the governments of

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A) China and Korea. 
B) Greece and Turkey. 
C) Texas and Oklahoma. 
D) Great Britain and France. 
E) the Soviet Union and China. 
A) China and Korea. 
B) Greece and Turkey. 
C) Texas and Oklahoma. 
D) Great Britain and France. 
E) the Soviet Union and China.

Question 6

Henry Wallace agreed with Harry Truman about his containment policies toward the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________.

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The answer of The North Korean communist government was headed...

Question 9

Anticommunism was used to

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A) strengthen support for labor unions. 
B) weaken labor unions. 
C) integrate labor unions. 
D) convince labor leaders to vote Republican. 
E) extend the right to unionize to women workers. 
A) strengthen support for labor unions. 
B) weaken labor unions. 
C) integrate labor unions. 
D) convince labor leaders to vote Republican. 
E) extend the right to unionize to women workers.

Question 10

In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Truman responded to the Berlin blockade by

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A) closing all land routes into West Berlin. 
B) arresting the Soviet ambassador to the United States. 
C) airlifting tons of supplies to the city. 
D) pulling all Americans out of Berlin. 
E) attacking the Soviet Union. 
A) closing all land routes into West Berlin. 
B) arresting the Soviet ambassador to the United States. 
C) airlifting tons of supplies to the city. 
D) pulling all Americans out of Berlin. 
E) attacking the Soviet Union.

Question 12

The Long Island suburb of ____,which opened in 1947,consisted of more than 10,000 affordable homes for middle-income families.

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A) the Bronx 
B) Morristown 
C) Edeltown 
D) Yorktown 
E) Levittown 
A) the Bronx 
B) Morristown 
C) Edeltown 
D) Yorktown 
E) Levittown

Question 13

____________________ were legal agreements that prevented racial minorities from acquiring property.

Accepted Answer

restrictiv

Question 14

The Fair Deal can be viewed as all of the following except

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A) a continuation of New Deal policies such as Social Security. 
B) an attempt to act on the Democratic Party's promises for civil rights and national health care. 
C) an effort to expand on Truman's desire for "maximum" employment policies. 
D) support for farm prices. 
E) an effort to silence critics who considered Harry Truman unfit to be president. 
A) a continuation of New Deal policies such as Social Security. 
B) an attempt to act on the Democratic Party's promises for civil rights and national health care. 
C) an effort to expand on Truman's desire for "maximum" employment policies. 
D) support for farm prices. 
E) an effort to silence critics who considered Harry Truman unfit to be president.

Question 15

When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball,he was strongly supported by his fellow players.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Harry Truman's global "____________________" was an intensive informational and psychological offensive that used mass media and cultural exchanges to counter Soviet propaganda.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Harry Truman's global "____________________" was an intensive...

Question 17

An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Daughters

Question 18

Harry Truman's policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief that

Accepted Answer

A) the Russians were honest and could be trusted to negotiate in good faith. 
B) the United States should cut off all contact with the U.S.S.R. 
C) the United States had to take a firm stand in opposition to Soviet territorial and ideological expansion. 
D) the United States should maintain friendly relations with the U.S.S.R.at all costs. 
E) his isolationist stance. 
A) the Russians were honest and could be trusted to negotiate in good faith. 
B) the United States should cut off all contact with the U.S.S.R. 
C) the United States had to take a firm stand in opposition to Soviet territorial and ideological expansion. 
D) the United States should maintain friendly relations with the U.S.S.R.at all costs. 
E) his isolationist stance.

Question 19

Describe the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment.Out of what assumptions about foreign policy did this strategy emerge,and what were its long-term implications?

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was a direct outgrow

Question 20

The article in Foreign Affairs that called for the policy of containment to be used against the Soviets was authored by

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Truman. 
B) Dean Acheson. 
C) George Kennan. 
D) Richard Nixon. 
E) Dwight Eisenhower. 
A) Harry Truman. 
B) Dean Acheson. 
C) George Kennan. 
D) Richard Nixon. 
E) Dwight Eisenhower.

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

The Mattachine Society

In the election of 1948,Harry Truman was helped by voters loyal to the memory of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.

IDENTIFICATIONS -National Security Act

Republican Arthur H.Vandenberg helped to win support for the Truman Doctrine.

The Truman Doctrine was first applied when the President asked Congress to extend aid to the governments of

Henry Wallace agreed with Harry Truman about his containment policies toward the Soviet Union.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the Soviet Union.

The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________.

Anticommunism was used to

In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.

Truman responded to the Berlin blockade by

The Long Island suburb of ____,which opened in 1947,consisted of more than 10,000 affordable homes for middle-income families.

____________________ were legal agreements that prevented racial minorities from acquiring property.

The Fair Deal can be viewed as all of the following except

When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball,he was strongly supported by his fellow players.

Harry Truman's global "____________________" was an intensive informational and psychological offensive that used mass media and cultural exchanges to counter Soviet propaganda.

An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as the ____________________.

Harry Truman's policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief that

Describe the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment.Out of what assumptions about foreign policy did this strategy emerge,and what were its long-term implications?

The article in Foreign Affairs that called for the policy of containment to be used against the Soviets was authored by

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