Question 1

The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to

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A) crush the Soviet Union. 
B) destroy communist subversion in the United States. 
C) build a series of military alliances throughout the world. 
D) counter communism by offering economic aid to war-torn European countries. 
E) overthrow communist governments in Latin America. 
A) crush the Soviet Union. 
B) destroy communist subversion in the United States. 
C) build a series of military alliances throughout the world. 
D) counter communism by offering economic aid to war-torn European countries. 
E) overthrow communist governments in Latin America.

Question 2

The Hollywood Ten avoided jail time by naming other Communists in the entertainment industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine except that it

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A) argued that the United States must oppose Communist aggression around the world. 
B) argued that the United States must allocate money for nations resisting outside subversion. 
C) was initially tied to the Greek civil war. 
D) was strongly opposed by all members of Congress. 
E) it called for the U.S.to aid those who were resisting armed minorities from within. 
A) argued that the United States must oppose Communist aggression around the world. 
B) argued that the United States must allocate money for nations resisting outside subversion. 
C) was initially tied to the Greek civil war. 
D) was strongly opposed by all members of Congress. 
E) it called for the U.S.to aid those who were resisting armed minorities from within.

Question 4

The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response to the civil war in ____________________.

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The answer of The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response...

Question 5

In the post war years commitment to "national security" served to

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A) expand the power of the Supreme Court. 
B) extend congressional involvement in foreign affairs. 
C) expand personal liberties and freedom for Americans. 
D) spread democracy throughout the world. 
E) extend the power of the executive branch of government 
A) expand the power of the Supreme Court. 
B) extend congressional involvement in foreign affairs. 
C) expand personal liberties and freedom for Americans. 
D) spread democracy throughout the world. 
E) extend the power of the executive branch of government

Question 6

The ____________________ mutual defense pact tied the US to Australia and New Zealand.

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The answer of The ____________________ mutual defense pact tied the...

Question 7

Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to "scare hell" out of people to win support for his Cold War agenda.

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The answer of Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he...

Question 8

Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

MacArthur and Truman were in complete agreement regarding Korea.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ____________________ authorized construction of 8210,000 public housing units.

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The answer of The ____________________ authorized construction of 8210,000 public...

Question 11

The Supreme Court ruled that under the ____________________,racial segregation in state-financed graduate and law schools was unconstitutional.

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Fourteenth

Question 12

Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 except

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A) Harry Truman. 
B) Thomas Dewey. 
C) Strom Thurmond. 
D) Dwight D.Eisenhower. 
E) Henry Wallace. 
A) Harry Truman. 
B) Thomas Dewey. 
C) Strom Thurmond. 
D) Dwight D.Eisenhower. 
E) Henry Wallace.

Question 13

In the presidential campaign of 1948,candidate Henry Wallace criticized President Truman for

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A) his militant containment policies toward the Soviet Union. 
B) his plans to integrate the military. 
C) failing to win the war in Korea. 
D) losing China to communism. 
E) being a communist. 
A) his militant containment policies toward the Soviet Union. 
B) his plans to integrate the military. 
C) failing to win the war in Korea. 
D) losing China to communism. 
E) being a communist.

Question 14

Analyze the rise of domesticity,especially as it became associated with suburban living,during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Following the Second World War,with rene

Question 15

President Truman's loyalty program

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A) won the support of Joseph McCarthy. 
B) proved that the domestic communist conspiracy was a serious threat to U.S.security. 
C) was criticized by both the political far left and the far right. 
D) resulted in a lower divorce rate in the U.S. 
E) revived support for labor unions. 
A) won the support of Joseph McCarthy. 
B) proved that the domestic communist conspiracy was a serious threat to U.S.security. 
C) was criticized by both the political far left and the far right. 
D) resulted in a lower divorce rate in the U.S. 
E) revived support for labor unions.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Levittown

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Long Island suburban community

Question 17

Truman's domestic policies were based on

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A) the idea that economic growth would finance federal welfare programs. 
B) a tax-the-rich plan. 
C) a reduction in the size and power of the federal government. 
D) allowing the free enterprise system to function without government intervention. 
E) rolling back labor reforms of the 1930s. 
A) the idea that economic growth would finance federal welfare programs. 
B) a tax-the-rich plan. 
C) a reduction in the size and power of the federal government. 
D) allowing the free enterprise system to function without government intervention. 
E) rolling back labor reforms of the 1930s.

Question 18

Which of the following nations led the United Nations effort in Korea?

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A) Great Britain 
B) France 
C) United States 
D) Belgium 
E) Japan 
A) Great Britain 
B) France 
C) United States 
D) Belgium 
E) Japan

Question 19

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were America's only atomic spies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Women in movies referred to as film noir were portrayed as

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A) ideal wives and mothers. 
B) competent professionals. 
C) beautiful but dangerous. 
D) dumb but lovable. 
E) communist conspirators. 
A) ideal wives and mothers. 
B) competent professionals. 
C) beautiful but dangerous. 
D) dumb but lovable. 
E) communist conspirators.

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to

The Hollywood Ten avoided jail time by naming other Communists in the entertainment industry.

All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine except that it

The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response to the civil war in ____________________.

In the post war years commitment to "national security" served to

The ____________________ mutual defense pact tied the US to Australia and New Zealand.

Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to "scare hell" out of people to win support for his Cold War agenda.

Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence.

MacArthur and Truman were in complete agreement regarding Korea.

The ____________________ authorized construction of 8210,000 public housing units.

The Supreme Court ruled that under the ____________________,racial segregation in state-financed graduate and law schools was unconstitutional.

Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 except

In the presidential campaign of 1948,candidate Henry Wallace criticized President Truman for

Analyze the rise of domesticity,especially as it became associated with suburban living,during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

President Truman's loyalty program

IDENTIFICATIONS -Levittown

Truman's domestic policies were based on

Which of the following nations led the United Nations effort in Korea?

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were America's only atomic spies.

Women in movies referred to as film noir were portrayed as

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Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

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Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

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The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

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