Question 1

At Teheran,Stalin made it clear that he urgently needed a second front against Nazi Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

U.S.aid through the Marshall Plan

Accepted Answer

A)  was offered to the Soviet Union. 
B)  failed to significantly revive European industrial production. 
C)  had little impact on communist influence within nations that accepted aid. 
D)  was opposed by many Republicans in Congress. 
E)  grew more controversial, after a Soviet coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948. 
A)  was offered to the Soviet Union. 
B)  failed to significantly revive European industrial production. 
C)  had little impact on communist influence within nations that accepted aid. 
D)  was opposed by many Republicans in Congress. 
E)  grew more controversial, after a Soviet coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948.

Question 3

The initial response by the American public to the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was

Accepted Answer

A)  anger at the United Nations. 
B)  criticism of MacArthur. 
C)  relief that nuclear war had been avoided. 
D)  anger at China. 
E)  criticism of President Truman. 
A)  anger at the United Nations. 
B)  criticism of MacArthur. 
C)  relief that nuclear war had been avoided. 
D)  anger at China. 
E)  criticism of President Truman.

Question 4

What role did wartime diplomacy,personalities,and tensions play in the coming of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Wartime diplomacy, personalities, and te

Question 5

The Truman Doctrine was announced in part to garner support for American aid to two countries,________ and Turkey.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Truman Doctrine was announced in part...

Question 6

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

Accepted Answer

A)  permitted the "union shop." 
B)  expanded the Wagner Act. 
C)  permitted the "closed shop." 
D)  prohibited states from passing "right-to-work" laws. 
E)  was supported by President Truman. 
A)  permitted the "union shop." 
B)  expanded the Wagner Act. 
C)  permitted the "closed shop." 
D)  prohibited states from passing "right-to-work" laws. 
E)  was supported by President Truman.

Question 7

In 1949,President Harry Truman succeeded in getting Congress to pass

Accepted Answer

A)  civil rights legislation. 
B)  nationalized health care. 
C)  federal aid to education. 
D)  aid for public housing. 
E)  significant tax cuts. 
A)  civil rights legislation. 
B)  nationalized health care. 
C)  federal aid to education. 
D)  aid for public housing. 
E)  significant tax cuts.

Question 8

President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek,but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The results of the election of 1952 saw

Accepted Answer

A)  the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress. 
B)  the end to a long period of Democratic dominance. 
C)  a close outcome between the two major parties. 
D)  all of these: the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress; the end to a long period of Democratic dominance; and a close outcome between the two major parties. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress. 
B)  the end to a long period of Democratic dominance. 
C)  a close outcome between the two major parties. 
D)  all of these: the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress; the end to a long period of Democratic dominance; and a close outcome between the two major parties. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin met together for the first time at Teheran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The National Security Act of 1947

Accepted Answer

A)  created the National Security Council. 
B)  created the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  created the Department of Defense. 
D)  combined the functions previously performed separately by the War and Navy Departments. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  created the National Security Council. 
B)  created the Central Intelligence Agency. 
C)  created the Department of Defense. 
D)  combined the functions previously performed separately by the War and Navy Departments. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

Of the following,the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss primarily helped the political career of

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon. 
B)  Joseph McCarthy. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
E)  LyndonB. Johnson. 
A)  Richard Nixon. 
B)  Joseph McCarthy. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
E)  LyndonB. Johnson.

Question 13

President Truman understood that his reelection in 1948 required that he fashion a coalition very different from the New Deal coalition that had worked for Franklin Roosevelt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At Yalta,Roosevelt and Stalin agreed that Germany should be permanently divided.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as spies despite two years of protests and appeals by sympathizers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  following the end of the war in the Pacific. 
B)  once the United States had successfully used the atomic bomb. 
C)  at the Potsdam Conference. 
D)  after his first few days in office. 
E)  after it became clear Stalin was supporting communist forces in China. 
A)  following the end of the war in the Pacific. 
B)  once the United States had successfully used the atomic bomb. 
C)  at the Potsdam Conference. 
D)  after his first few days in office. 
E)  after it became clear Stalin was supporting communist forces in China.

Question 17

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to

Accepted Answer

A)  a humanitarian concern for the European people. 
B)  a desire to roll back communism from East Asia. 
C)  a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. 
D)  both a humanitarian concern for the European people, and a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  a humanitarian concern for the European people. 
B)  a desire to roll back communism from East Asia. 
C)  a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. 
D)  both a humanitarian concern for the European people, and a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated

Accepted Answer

A)  Western allies must take the initiative in resisting communism in their region. 
B)  the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world. 
C)  the defense of Western Europe was the key to winning the fight against communism. 
D)  the United States must gradually increase its level of defense spending. 
E)  that Chinese aggression against Taiwan would result in war. 
A)  Western allies must take the initiative in resisting communism in their region. 
B)  the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world. 
C)  the defense of Western Europe was the key to winning the fight against communism. 
D)  the United States must gradually increase its level of defense spending. 
E)  that Chinese aggression against Taiwan would result in war.

Question 19

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin avoided bitterness by coming to a final settlement on the future of Poland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The American invasion at Inchon during the Korean War

Accepted Answer

A)  was aimed at preventing Chinese communists from entering the war. 
B)  was a military debacle. 
C)  led to a fight between General Douglas MacArthur and President Harry Truman. 
D)  prompted President Truman to try to push communists out of North Korea. 
E)  was ultimately thwarted due to the surprise intervention of the Chinese navy. 
A)  was aimed at preventing Chinese communists from entering the war. 
B)  was a military debacle. 
C)  led to a fight between General Douglas MacArthur and President Harry Truman. 
D)  prompted President Truman to try to push communists out of North Korea. 
E)  was ultimately thwarted due to the surprise intervention of the Chinese navy.

Exam 27: The Cold War

At Teheran,Stalin made it clear that he urgently needed a second front against Nazi Germany.

U.S.aid through the Marshall Plan

The initial response by the American public to the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was

What role did wartime diplomacy,personalities,and tensions play in the coming of the Cold War?

The Truman Doctrine was announced in part to garner support for American aid to two countries,________ and Turkey.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

In 1949,President Harry Truman succeeded in getting Congress to pass

President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek,but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

The results of the election of 1952 saw

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin met together for the first time at Teheran.

The National Security Act of 1947

Of the following,the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss primarily helped the political career of

President Truman understood that his reelection in 1948 required that he fashion a coalition very different from the New Deal coalition that had worked for Franklin Roosevelt.

At Yalta,Roosevelt and Stalin agreed that Germany should be permanently divided.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as spies despite two years of protests and appeals by sympathizers.

President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to

The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin avoided bitterness by coming to a final settlement on the future of Poland.

The American invasion at Inchon during the Korean War

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