Question 1

NATO stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

North Atla

Question 2

The Soviets responded to the creation of NATO by forming an alliance with communist governments,called the Warsaw Pact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the 1952 campaign,Richard Nixon kept his place on the Republican ticket with his televised "________ speech."

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the 1952 campaign,Richard Nixon kept his...

Question 4

NSC-68 presumed that the United States could not necessarily rely on other nations to take the initiative in resisting communism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Truman administration responded in 1950 to the onset of fighting in Korea by

Accepted Answer

A)  declaring war on North Korea. 
B)  calling on the United Nations to intervene. 
C)  warning China not to intervene. 
D)  threatening the use of atomic weapons. 
E)  telling South Korea to stand down. 
A)  declaring war on North Korea. 
B)  calling on the United Nations to intervene. 
C)  warning China not to intervene. 
D)  threatening the use of atomic weapons. 
E)  telling South Korea to stand down.

Question 6

In the years immediately following World War II,the United States policy toward Asia led

Accepted Answer

A)  to U.S. military intervention in China to fight communist advances there. 
B)  President Harry Truman to place restrictions on industrial development in Japan. 
C)  President Truman to threaten communists in China with atomic bombs. 
D)  the United States to provide financial support to Mao Zedong for reasons of stability. 
E)  the Truman administration to encourage the rapid economic growth of Japan. 
A)  to U.S. military intervention in China to fight communist advances there. 
B)  President Harry Truman to place restrictions on industrial development in Japan. 
C)  President Truman to threaten communists in China with atomic bombs. 
D)  the United States to provide financial support to Mao Zedong for reasons of stability. 
E)  the Truman administration to encourage the rapid economic growth of Japan.

Question 7

The 1946 elections

Accepted Answer

A)  revealed growing public support for President Harry Truman's domestic agenda. 
B)  saw the Democrats retain control of the House, but lose the Senate. 
C)  saw Republicans win control of both houses of Congress. 
D)  saw President Truman chastise Republican critics with the slogan "Had Enough?" 
E)  saw Republicans argue that Truman aimed to roll back the New Deal. 
A)  revealed growing public support for President Harry Truman's domestic agenda. 
B)  saw the Democrats retain control of the House, but lose the Senate. 
C)  saw Republicans win control of both houses of Congress. 
D)  saw President Truman chastise Republican critics with the slogan "Had Enough?" 
E)  saw Republicans argue that Truman aimed to roll back the New Deal.

Question 8

When he ran for president in 1952,Dwight Eisenhower failed to speak out against Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1949,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Accepted Answer

A)  was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact. 
B)  called for a de-militarized zone across Western Europe. 
C)  declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all. 
D)  both was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact, and declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact. 
B)  called for a de-militarized zone across Western Europe. 
C)  declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all. 
D)  both was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact, and declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

In 1946,the Republicans used the simple slogan,"________" to capture both houses of Congress.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1946,the Republicans used the simple slogan,"________"...

Question 11

In mid-1948,President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session,with the expectation they would do very little.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1945,when the United States Senate considered the proposed United Nations,it

Accepted Answer

A)  initially rejected American membership. 
B)  quickly ratified the agreement by a large majority. 
C)  refused to vote on the charter for nearly a year. 
D)  made major changes to its charter. 
E)  put the question to a national referendum. 
A)  initially rejected American membership. 
B)  quickly ratified the agreement by a large majority. 
C)  refused to vote on the charter for nearly a year. 
D)  made major changes to its charter. 
E)  put the question to a national referendum.

Question 13

Why did communism cause such fear in the United States in the postwar period?

Accepted Answer

Communism caused significant fear in the

Question 14

American military action in Korea was approved by the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The results of the 1946 midterm elections showed that the American people were still solidly behind the ideals of the New Deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All the following statements regarding the "zones of occupation" of Germany in 1945 are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  there were a total of four zones, each controlled by a different nation. 
B)  the zones were to be determined by the position of troops at the end of the war. 
C)  all of Berlin was to be placed under Soviet control. 
D)  at an unspecified date, Germany would be reunited. 
E)  Roosevelt preferred a reconstructed and reunited Germany. 
A)  there were a total of four zones, each controlled by a different nation. 
B)  the zones were to be determined by the position of troops at the end of the war. 
C)  all of Berlin was to be placed under Soviet control. 
D)  at an unspecified date, Germany would be reunited. 
E)  Roosevelt preferred a reconstructed and reunited Germany.

Question 17

Alger Hiss was in part convicted by Whittaker Chambers's "________ papers."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Alger Hiss was in part convicted by...

Question 18

Liberals who founded the Americans for Democratic Action were so unhappy with President Truman in 1948 that they were ready to leave the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The splinter candidacies of Strom Thurmond and ________ seemed to imperil President Truman's election in 1948.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The splinter candidacies of Strom Thurmond and...

Question 20

The "zones of occupation" for postwar Germany left Berlin well inside the Soviet zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Cold War

NATO stands for ________.

The Soviets responded to the creation of NATO by forming an alliance with communist governments,called the Warsaw Pact.

During the 1952 campaign,Richard Nixon kept his place on the Republican ticket with his televised "________ speech."

NSC-68 presumed that the United States could not necessarily rely on other nations to take the initiative in resisting communism.

The Truman administration responded in 1950 to the onset of fighting in Korea by

In the years immediately following World War II,the United States policy toward Asia led

The 1946 elections

When he ran for president in 1952,Dwight Eisenhower failed to speak out against Senator Joseph McCarthy.

In 1949,the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

In 1946,the Republicans used the simple slogan,"________" to capture both houses of Congress.

In mid-1948,President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session,with the expectation they would do very little.

In 1945,when the United States Senate considered the proposed United Nations,it

Why did communism cause such fear in the United States in the postwar period?

American military action in Korea was approved by the United Nations.

The results of the 1946 midterm elections showed that the American people were still solidly behind the ideals of the New Deal.

All the following statements regarding the "zones of occupation" of Germany in 1945 are true EXCEPT that

Alger Hiss was in part convicted by Whittaker Chambers's "________ papers."

Liberals who founded the Americans for Democratic Action were so unhappy with President Truman in 1948 that they were ready to leave the Democratic Party.

The splinter candidacies of Strom Thurmond and ________ seemed to imperil President Truman's election in 1948.

The "zones of occupation" for postwar Germany left Berlin well inside the Soviet zone.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

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From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

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