Question 1

The second-place finisher in the 1948 election was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Strom Thurmond 
B)  Thomas Dewey 
C)  Henry Wallace 
D)  Harry Truman 
E)  George Marshall 
A)  Strom Thurmond 
B)  Thomas Dewey 
C)  Henry Wallace 
D)  Harry Truman 
E)  George Marshall

Question 2

The secretary of state who devised the plan of massive economic recovery aid to Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dean Acheson 
B)  George Marshall 
C)  James F. Byrnes 
D)  George Kennan 
E)  Averell Harriman 
A)  Dean Acheson 
B)  George Marshall 
C)  James F. Byrnes 
D)  George Kennan 
E)  Averell Harriman

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George F. Kennan

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 4

What did Truman mean by a Fair Deal? How did it compare to FDR's New Deal?

Accepted Answer

Truman's Fair Deal was a set of domestic

Question 5

During the 1948 presidential campaign, Truman endorsed all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  black civil rights 
B)  national health insurance 
C)  a higher minimum wage 
D)  abolishing Social Security 
E)  federal aid to education 
A)  black civil rights 
B)  national health insurance 
C)  a higher minimum wage 
D)  abolishing Social Security 
E)  federal aid to education

Question 6

Truman viewed his victory as a mandate for:

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism 
B)  bipartisanship 
C)  the status quo 
D)  moderate liberalism 
E)  thoughtful conservatism 
A)  socialism 
B)  bipartisanship 
C)  the status quo 
D)  moderate liberalism 
E)  thoughtful conservatism

Question 7

When North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman concluded:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was grounds to start World War III 
B)  it was a good excuse to attack Communist China 
C)  that Stalin and the Soviets were behind it 
D)  that South Korea could not be saved 
E)  that he should bypass the United Nations 
A)  it was grounds to start World War III 
B)  it was a good excuse to attack Communist China 
C)  that Stalin and the Soviets were behind it 
D)  that South Korea could not be saved 
E)  that he should bypass the United Nations

Question 8

At the 1948 Democratic convention, Minneapolis mayor Hubert Humphrey urged his party to:

Accepted Answer

A)  deny Truman renomination 
B)  take better care of veterans 
C)  adopt a strong civil rights plank 
D)  get tougher on the Russians 
E)  make him the vice-presidential nominee 
A)  deny Truman renomination 
B)  take better care of veterans 
C)  adopt a strong civil rights plank 
D)  get tougher on the Russians 
E)  make him the vice-presidential nominee

Question 9

In the early months of the Korean War, UN forces encountered little resistance until they reached the Chinese border.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

At the end of World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss the causes and major events that led to the announcement of the Truman Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

The announcement of the Truman Doctrine

Question 12

Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of supplying secret U.S. documents to the Soviets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet actions in:

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  Eastern Europe 
A)  East Asia 
B)  the Middle East 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  Eastern Europe

Question 14

Why did Truman win the presidential election of 1948? Why was his victory considered a major upset?

Accepted Answer

Truman won the presidential election of

Question 15

In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from:

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching 
B)  the federal government 
C)  the military 
D)  Hollywood 
E)  unions 
A)  teaching 
B)  the federal government 
C)  the military 
D)  Hollywood 
E)  unions

Question 16

Truman fired MacArthur:

Accepted Answer

A)  for incompetence 
B)  because of party politics 
C)  for insubordination 
D)  for reasons that are still unknown 
E)  because he never liked him personally 
A)  for incompetence 
B)  because of party politics 
C)  for insubordination 
D)  for reasons that are still unknown 
E)  because he never liked him personally

Question 17

Henry Wallace ran for president in 1948 as the Progressive party candidate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When confronted with strikes in the coal and railroad industries in 1946, President Truman's response was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  declare martial law 
B)  temporarily seize those industries 
C)  say government had no role in labor-management disputes 
D)  break the strikes with unemployed veterans 
E)  freeze transportation and energy prices 
A)  declare martial law 
B)  temporarily seize those industries 
C)  say government had no role in labor-management disputes 
D)  break the strikes with unemployed veterans 
E)  freeze transportation and energy prices

Question 19

During the presidential election of 1948, Republicans saw little hope for victory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Harry Truman was born and raised in Missouri.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The second-place finisher in the 1948 election was:

The secretary of state who devised the plan of massive economic recovery aid to Europe was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George F. Kennan

What did Truman mean by a Fair Deal? How did it compare to FDR's New Deal?

During the 1948 presidential campaign, Truman endorsed all of the following EXCEPT:

Truman viewed his victory as a mandate for:

When North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman concluded:

At the 1948 Democratic convention, Minneapolis mayor Hubert Humphrey urged his party to:

In the early months of the Korean War, UN forces encountered little resistance until they reached the Chinese border.

At the end of World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel.

Discuss the causes and major events that led to the announcement of the Truman Doctrine.

Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of supplying secret U.S. documents to the Soviets.

By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet actions in:

Why did Truman win the presidential election of 1948? Why was his victory considered a major upset?

In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from:

Truman fired MacArthur:

Henry Wallace ran for president in 1948 as the Progressive party candidate.

When confronted with strikes in the coal and railroad industries in 1946, President Truman's response was to:

During the presidential election of 1948, Republicans saw little hope for victory.

Harry Truman was born and raised in Missouri.

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