Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Baruch Plan

Accepted Answer

proposed by presidential adviser Bernard

Question 2

The ____________________ consisted of business leaders blaming Truman and his secretary of state Dean Acheson for being soft on communism and for losing China to communism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ consisted of business leaders blaming...

Question 3

During the Cold War the War Department became the Department of Defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the late 1940s militant ideologues charged the Truman Administration was subverting the cause of

Accepted Answer

A) individual liberty. 
B) democratic government. 
C) anticommunism. 
D) economic determinism. 
E) support for the U.S.Constitution. 
A) individual liberty. 
B) democratic government. 
C) anticommunism. 
D) economic determinism. 
E) support for the U.S.Constitution.

Question 6

Truman's greatest accomplishment regarding civil rights was the order to desegregate the military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Executive Order 9835 authorized a system of government loyalty boards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the election of 1952

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A) Americans elected a war hero for president. 
B) Democrats won the presidency. 
C) Republicans carried the south. 
D) Democrats carried the north. 
E) all of these choices 
A) Americans elected a war hero for president. 
B) Democrats won the presidency. 
C) Republicans carried the south. 
D) Democrats carried the north. 
E) all of these choices

Question 9

All of the following were characteristics of the suburbs except they

Accepted Answer

A) offered privacy,playgrounds,and built-in appliances 
B) increased property ownership and symbolized the crusade against communism 
C) served as model communities for racial integration. 
D) benefited from federal loan policies and tax breaks 
E) represented an optimistic spirit and confidence in the future. 
A) offered privacy,playgrounds,and built-in appliances 
B) increased property ownership and symbolized the crusade against communism 
C) served as model communities for racial integration. 
D) benefited from federal loan policies and tax breaks 
E) represented an optimistic spirit and confidence in the future.

Question 10

The "Dixiecrats" were officially called the

Accepted Answer

A) Southern Democratic Party. 
B) Party of Dixie. 
C) Democratic Rights Party. 
D) States' Rights Democratic Party. 
E) White Supremacy Party. 
A) Southern Democratic Party. 
B) Party of Dixie. 
C) Democratic Rights Party. 
D) States' Rights Democratic Party. 
E) White Supremacy Party.

Question 11

In 1949,Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi's forces off mainland China to the offshore island of

Accepted Answer

A) Korea. 
B) Hawaii 
C) Tahiti. 
D) Indonesia. 
E) Formosa. 
A) Korea. 
B) Hawaii 
C) Tahiti. 
D) Indonesia. 
E) Formosa.

Question 12

McCarthy proclaimed that he had a list of 205 communist in the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of McCarthy proclaimed that he had a list...

Question 13

The first player to break Major League Baseball's policy of racial discrimination was

Accepted Answer

A) Willie Mays. 
B) Leroy ("Satchel")Page. 
C) Willie McCovey. 
D) Jackie Robinson. 
E) Larry Doby. 
A) Willie Mays. 
B) Leroy ("Satchel")Page. 
C) Willie McCovey. 
D) Jackie Robinson. 
E) Larry Doby.

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Syngman Rhee

Accepted Answer

the post-World War I

Question 15

The U.S.initial involvement in the Korean War was the direct result of Chinese troop movements southward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Examine the social changes that occurred in the aftermath of World War II that exemplified the prosperity and progress of the era.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-General Douglas MacArthur

Accepted Answer

U.S.commander in the Pacific theater dur

Question 18

A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur's stunning amphibious assault at Inchon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ____________________ were secret messages collected between the U.S.S.R.and spies in the United States by the U.S.Army counterintelligence in the 1940s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ were secret messages collected between...

Question 20

Eisenhower had personal appeal on his side in the election of 1952.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

IDENTIFICATIONS -Baruch Plan

The ____________________ consisted of business leaders blaming Truman and his secretary of state Dean Acheson for being soft on communism and for losing China to communism.

During the Cold War the War Department became the Department of Defense.

Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO.

In the late 1940s militant ideologues charged the Truman Administration was subverting the cause of

Truman's greatest accomplishment regarding civil rights was the order to desegregate the military.

Executive Order 9835 authorized a system of government loyalty boards.

In the election of 1952

All of the following were characteristics of the suburbs except they

The "Dixiecrats" were officially called the

In 1949,Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi's forces off mainland China to the offshore island of

McCarthy proclaimed that he had a list of 205 communist in the ____________________.

The first player to break Major League Baseball's policy of racial discrimination was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Syngman Rhee

The U.S.initial involvement in the Korean War was the direct result of Chinese troop movements southward.

Examine the social changes that occurred in the aftermath of World War II that exemplified the prosperity and progress of the era.

IDENTIFICATIONS -General Douglas MacArthur

A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur's stunning amphibious assault at Inchon.

The ____________________ were secret messages collected between the U.S.S.R.and spies in the United States by the U.S.Army counterintelligence in the 1940s.

Eisenhower had personal appeal on his side in the election of 1952.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

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

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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