Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-J. Strom Thurmond

Accepted Answer

A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951 
A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951 C

Question 2

The Yalta pledges of democratic elections in Eastern Europe:

Accepted Answer

A)  proved to be meaningless 
B)  were postponed for two years after the end of the war 
C)  were fully backed by American military power 
D)  were honored by Stalin 
E)  were not in the national interests of the United States 
A)  proved to be meaningless 
B)  were postponed for two years after the end of the war 
C)  were fully backed by American military power 
D)  were honored by Stalin 
E)  were not in the national interests of the United States A

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George C. Marshall

Accepted Answer

A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951 
A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951 I

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Joseph R. McCarthy

Accepted Answer

A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951 
A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951

Question 5

Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:

Accepted Answer

A)  now include Germany and Japan 
B)  meet every two years 
C)  do not participate in the General Assembly 
D)  periodically rotate so that new countries participate 
E)  can veto any major proposal 
A)  now include Germany and Japan 
B)  meet every two years 
C)  do not participate in the General Assembly 
D)  periodically rotate so that new countries participate 
E)  can veto any major proposal

Question 6

As the 1948 election approached:

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble 
B)  Democrats were strongly united 
C)  relations with the Soviets were clearly improving 
D)  Truman seemed reluctant to run for reelection 
E)  the economy slid into a recession 
A)  Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble 
B)  Democrats were strongly united 
C)  relations with the Soviets were clearly improving 
D)  Truman seemed reluctant to run for reelection 
E)  the economy slid into a recession

Question 7

Who tagged Truman "the No. 1 Strikebreaker"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Council of Economic Advisers 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
D)  the American Federation of Labor 
E)  Harry Wallace 
A)  the Council of Economic Advisers 
B)  Congress 
C)  the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
D)  the American Federation of Labor 
E)  Harry Wallace

Question 8

A major economic problem President Truman faced immediately after the war was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the weakness of organized labor 
B)  declining birthrates that lowered consumer demand 
C)  high rates of inflation 
D)  the return of high unemployment 
E)  food shortages 
A)  the weakness of organized labor 
B)  declining birthrates that lowered consumer demand 
C)  high rates of inflation 
D)  the return of high unemployment 
E)  food shortages

Question 9

One of Truman's great strengths as he assumed the presidency was his:

Accepted Answer

A)  tremendous personal charisma and oratorical ability 
B)  elite upbringing and connection 
C)  willingness to work with Republicans 
D)  years of experience as vice president 
E)  confidence and self-assuredness 
A)  tremendous personal charisma and oratorical ability 
B)  elite upbringing and connection 
C)  willingness to work with Republicans 
D)  years of experience as vice president 
E)  confidence and self-assuredness

Question 10

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Matthew Ridgway

Accepted Answer

A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951 
A) wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs 
B) formed a new Progressive party 
C) was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 
D) was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage 
E) was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
F)gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic convention
G)was removed from military command in 1951
H)was a senator from Wisconsin
I)was the secretary of state in 1947
J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951

Question 11

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman's upset victory 
B)  Dewey's energetic campaign 
C)  the new use of polls and television 
D)  the racism of the Dixiecrats 
E)  the poor showing of Henry Wallace 
A)  Truman's upset victory 
B)  Dewey's energetic campaign 
C)  the new use of polls and television 
D)  the racism of the Dixiecrats 
E)  the poor showing of Henry Wallace

Question 12

The United States experienced a shock in 1949 when Communists took over:

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Korea 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Cuba 
A)  China 
B)  Korea 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Cuba

Question 13

Who was famous for arguing that there were "so many Communists in America"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph McCarthy 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Richard Nixon 
D)  Joseph Stalin 
E)  Tom Clark 
A)  Joseph McCarthy 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Richard Nixon 
D)  Joseph Stalin 
E)  Tom Clark

Question 14

The 1946 congressional elections resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican control of Congress 
B)  the end of the New Deal 
C)  a public vote of confidence in Truman 
D)  a decline in partisan divisions 
E)  Truman's adoption of cold war policies 
A)  Republican control of Congress 
B)  the end of the New Deal 
C)  a public vote of confidence in Truman 
D)  a decline in partisan divisions 
E)  Truman's adoption of cold war policies

Question 15

The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide educational benefits for veterans 
B)  provide housing loans for veterans 
C)  help prevent a postwar depression 
D)  pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military 
E)  provide medical treatment for veterans 
A)  provide educational benefits for veterans 
B)  provide housing loans for veterans 
C)  help prevent a postwar depression 
D)  pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military 
E)  provide medical treatment for veterans

Question 16

The conventional, or "orthodox," view of cold war history holds whom or what most responsible for beginning this conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truman and his aggressive policies 
B)  American economic imperialism 
C)  Stalin's quest for world domination 
D)  mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union 
E)  the collapse of British and French power at the end of World War II 
A)  Truman and his aggressive policies 
B)  American economic imperialism 
C)  Stalin's quest for world domination 
D)  mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union 
E)  the collapse of British and French power at the end of World War II

Question 17

The Korean War did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  last into Eisenhower's presidency 
B)  result in more than 2 million total casualties 
C)  bring about major changes in boundaries 
D)  increase fears of domestic Communist subversion 
E)  leave one part of Korea still Communist 
A)  last into Eisenhower's presidency 
B)  result in more than 2 million total casualties 
C)  bring about major changes in boundaries 
D)  increase fears of domestic Communist subversion 
E)  leave one part of Korea still Communist

Question 18

Baseball was integrated in 1947 when Jackie Robinson played for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  New York Yankees 
B)  Boston Red Sox 
C)  Chicago Cubs 
D)  St. Louis Cardinals 
E)  Brooklyn Dodgers 
A)  New York Yankees 
B)  Boston Red Sox 
C)  Chicago Cubs 
D)  St. Louis Cardinals 
E)  Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 19

President Truman vetoed the McCarran Internal Security Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  to shore up his popularity ratings 
B)  to protect some Communist friends 
C)  because a Republican Congress had passed it 
D)  because he felt it promoted thought control 
E)  because he knew there were no Communist spies in the United States 
A)  to shore up his popularity ratings 
B)  to protect some Communist friends 
C)  because a Republican Congress had passed it 
D)  because he felt it promoted thought control 
E)  because he knew there were no Communist spies in the United States

Question 20

All of the following were established by the National Security Act of 1947 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  the Department of Defense 
C)  the National Security Council 
D)  the Department of Homeland Security 
E)  the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
A)  the Central Intelligence Agency 
B)  the Department of Defense 
C)  the National Security Council 
D)  the Department of Homeland Security 
E)  the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -J. Strom Thurmond

The Yalta pledges of democratic elections in Eastern Europe:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George C. Marshall

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Joseph R. McCarthy

Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:

As the 1948 election approached:

Who tagged Truman "the No. 1 Strikebreaker"?

A major economic problem President Truman faced immediately after the war was:

One of Truman's great strengths as he assumed the presidency was his:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Matthew Ridgway

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for:

The United States experienced a shock in 1949 when Communists took over:

Who was famous for arguing that there were "so many Communists in America"?

The 1946 congressional elections resulted in:

The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT:

The conventional, or "orthodox," view of cold war history holds whom or what most responsible for beginning this conflict?

The Korean War did all of the following EXCEPT:

Baseball was integrated in 1947 when Jackie Robinson played for the:

President Truman vetoed the McCarran Internal Security Act:

All of the following were established by the National Security Act of 1947 EXCEPT:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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