Question 1

In early 1943 at a meeting in Casablanca,

Accepted Answer

A)  Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agreed the Axis powers must surrender unconditionally. 
B)  Joseph Stalin had refused to attend. 
C)  Churchill and Roosevelt agreed to follow Stalin's strategy to defeat Germany. 
D)  Stalin threatened to make a separate peace with Germany. 
E)  Stalin argued against the Allies opening a second front in western Europe. 
A)  Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agreed the Axis powers must surrender unconditionally. 
B)  Joseph Stalin had refused to attend. 
C)  Churchill and Roosevelt agreed to follow Stalin's strategy to defeat Germany. 
D)  Stalin threatened to make a separate peace with Germany. 
E)  Stalin argued against the Allies opening a second front in western Europe.

Question 2

Stalin's 1948 decision to blockade ________ intensified the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stalin's 1948 decision to blockade ________ intensified...

Question 3

When war erupted in Korea in 1950,both the United States and the Soviet Union had withdrawn their troops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Harry Truman's actions after the 1946 election included

Accepted Answer

A)  deciding not to run for office in 1948. 
B)  becoming more conservative. 
C)  proposing a major civil rights bill. 
D)  abandoning his Fair Deal. 
E)  calling his opponents "soft on communism." 
A)  deciding not to run for office in 1948. 
B)  becoming more conservative. 
C)  proposing a major civil rights bill. 
D)  abandoning his Fair Deal. 
E)  calling his opponents "soft on communism."

Question 5

At the Yalta Conference,Stalin agreed again to enter the war in the Pacific against Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The decision to lend aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947 was consistent with the Truman Doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1950,Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of spying for

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet Union. 
B)  North Korea. 
C)  China. 
D)  Poland. 
E)  Israel. 
A)  the Soviet Union. 
B)  North Korea. 
C)  China. 
D)  Poland. 
E)  Israel.

Question 8

While the Soviet Union likely never ordered North Korea to attack South Korea,Stalin did support the North Korean offensive once it was under way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1945,when Harry Truman became president,he

Accepted Answer

A)  had almost no familiarity with foreign affairs. 
B)  believed Joseph Stalin could be trusted. 
C)  was already drawing up plans for his "Truman Doctrine." 
D)  looked to Great Britain to contain the Soviet Union. 
E)  renounced the Yalta accords signed by Roosevelt. 
A)  had almost no familiarity with foreign affairs. 
B)  believed Joseph Stalin could be trusted. 
C)  was already drawing up plans for his "Truman Doctrine." 
D)  looked to Great Britain to contain the Soviet Union. 
E)  renounced the Yalta accords signed by Roosevelt.

Question 10

A freshman congressman from California named ________ helped convict Alger Hiss.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A freshman congressman from California named ________...

Question 11

At Yalta,the Big Three agreed to create a United Nations with a Security Council in which the major powers would have the power to veto proposed action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was President Truman's "Fair Deal," and to what degree was it successful?

Accepted Answer

President Truman's "Fair Deal" was a set

Question 13

Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations proved there were 205 communists in the State Department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Soviet Union was invited to participate in the Marshall Plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Cold War

In early 1943 at a meeting in Casablanca,

Stalin's 1948 decision to blockade ________ intensified the Cold War.

When war erupted in Korea in 1950,both the United States and the Soviet Union had withdrawn their troops.

President Harry Truman's actions after the 1946 election included

At the Yalta Conference,Stalin agreed again to enter the war in the Pacific against Japan.

The decision to lend aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947 was consistent with the Truman Doctrine.

In 1950,Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of spying for

While the Soviet Union likely never ordered North Korea to attack South Korea,Stalin did support the North Korean offensive once it was under way.

In 1945,when Harry Truman became president,he

A freshman congressman from California named ________ helped convict Alger Hiss.

At Yalta,the Big Three agreed to create a United Nations with a Security Council in which the major powers would have the power to veto proposed action.

What was President Truman's "Fair Deal," and to what degree was it successful?

Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations proved there were 205 communists in the State Department.

The Soviet Union was invited to participate in the Marshall Plan.

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