Question 1

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In his Wheeling speech, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of Communists in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the White House 
B)  the State Department 
C)  the FBI 
D)  Congress 
E)  the movie industry 
A)  the White House 
B)  the State Department 
C)  the FBI 
D)  Congress 
E)  the movie industry

Question 3

One major reason that World War II inspired postwar changes in race relations was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  end it brought to the Depression 
B)  racist nature of the enemies of the United States 
C)  number of northerners it inspired to move to the South 
D)  lessons in equality American soldiers learned from Europeans 
E)  greater number of people receiving higher education 
A)  end it brought to the Depression 
B)  racist nature of the enemies of the United States 
C)  number of northerners it inspired to move to the South 
D)  lessons in equality American soldiers learned from Europeans 
E)  greater number of people receiving higher education

Question 4

All of the following are true of Harry Truman EXCEPT that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  had been shaped politically by the Kansas City Democratic machine 
B)  had an Ivy League education 
C)  personally suffered by contrast to Franklin Roosevelt when he became president 
D)  was an artillery officer in World War I 
E)  was a failed businessman after World War I 
A)  had been shaped politically by the Kansas City Democratic machine 
B)  had an Ivy League education 
C)  personally suffered by contrast to Franklin Roosevelt when he became president 
D)  was an artillery officer in World War I 
E)  was a failed businessman after World War I

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Hubert Humphrey

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 6

Truman's firing of MacArthur in 1951 was one of the most popular actions of his presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  divide the rest of Germany into occupation zones 
B)  mass American troops on the Soviet border 
C)  get the United Nations to officially protest 
D)  launch a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin 
E)  meet with Stalin to diplomatically resolve the crisis 
A)  divide the rest of Germany into occupation zones 
B)  mass American troops on the Soviet border 
C)  get the United Nations to officially protest 
D)  launch a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin 
E)  meet with Stalin to diplomatically resolve the crisis

Question 8

On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to:

Accepted Answer

A)  enlarge the New Deal 
B)  end the Depression 
C)  balance the budget 
D)  cut taxes 
E)  dramatically reduce government spending 
A)  enlarge the New Deal 
B)  end the Depression 
C)  balance the budget 
D)  cut taxes 
E)  dramatically reduce government spending

Question 9

In the civil war that broke out in Greece after World War II, the United States assisted the British-supported government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947:

Accepted Answer

A)  helped unions gain strength in the South 
B)  allowed the president to impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes 
C)  was supported by President Truman due to his difficulties with organized labor 
D)  abolished the National Labor Relations Board 
E)  outlawed the passage of so-called right-to-work laws by the states 
A)  helped unions gain strength in the South 
B)  allowed the president to impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes 
C)  was supported by President Truman due to his difficulties with organized labor 
D)  abolished the National Labor Relations Board 
E)  outlawed the passage of so-called right-to-work laws by the states

Question 11

In regard to Israel's founding in 1948, the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported its Arab neighbors 
B)  opposed the British departure from Palestine 
C)  became the first country to recognize the Jewish state 
D)  took no official stance 
E)  sent troops there to maintain peace in the Middle East 
A)  supported its Arab neighbors 
B)  opposed the British departure from Palestine 
C)  became the first country to recognize the Jewish state 
D)  took no official stance 
E)  sent troops there to maintain peace in the Middle East

Question 12

Describe the various measures taken to control inflation after World War II. Were any of these attempts successful?

Accepted Answer

After World War II, various measures wer

Question 13

Inch'   n was the site:

Accepted Answer

A)  where Chinese forces overran UN positions 
B)  where UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea 
C)  of North Korea's capital 
D)  where General MacArthur turned the war around with an amphibious landing 
E)  where peace negotiations dragged on for two years 
A)  where Chinese forces overran UN positions 
B)  where UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea 
C)  of North Korea's capital 
D)  where General MacArthur turned the war around with an amphibious landing 
E)  where peace negotiations dragged on for two years

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Alger Hiss

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 15

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Hiss-Chambers case:

Accepted Answer

A)  involved charges of atomic espionage 
B)  brought Senator Joseph McCarthy to national prominence 
C)  involved a homosexual scandal in the State Department 
D)  resulted in Hiss's being convicted of lying about espionage 
E)  resulted in a lengthy prison term for Chambers 
A)  involved charges of atomic espionage 
B)  brought Senator Joseph McCarthy to national prominence 
C)  involved a homosexual scandal in the State Department 
D)  resulted in Hiss's being convicted of lying about espionage 
E)  resulted in a lengthy prison term for Chambers

Question 17

State Department official George Kennan:

Accepted Answer

A)  predicted that the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviets would continue 
B)  said the United States should abandon Europe and focus on the defense of the Western Hemisphere 
C)  said the United States should contain Soviet expansionist tendencies 
D)  urged the use of military force to liberate Eastern Europe 
E)  said the United States should be willing to bomb the Russians 
A)  predicted that the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviets would continue 
B)  said the United States should abandon Europe and focus on the defense of the Western Hemisphere 
C)  said the United States should contain Soviet expansionist tendencies 
D)  urged the use of military force to liberate Eastern Europe 
E)  said the United States should be willing to bomb the Russians

Question 18

Describe the social and economic effects of demobilization.

Accepted Answer

Demobilization refers to the process of

Question 19

Describe the Red Scare that followed the end of World War II. What factors caused it? What were its major results?

Accepted Answer

The Red Scare that followed the end of W

Question 20

J. Strom Thurmond was from New York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.

In his Wheeling speech, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of Communists in:

One major reason that World War II inspired postwar changes in race relations was the:

All of the following are true of Harry Truman EXCEPT that he:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Hubert Humphrey

Truman's firing of MacArthur in 1951 was one of the most popular actions of his presidency.

Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to:

On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to:

In the civil war that broke out in Greece after World War II, the United States assisted the British-supported government.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947:

In regard to Israel's founding in 1948, the United States:

Describe the various measures taken to control inflation after World War II. Were any of these attempts successful?

Inch' n was the site:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Alger Hiss

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.

The Hiss-Chambers case:

State Department official George Kennan:

Describe the social and economic effects of demobilization.

Describe the Red Scare that followed the end of World War II. What factors caused it? What were its major results?

J. Strom Thurmond was from New York.

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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